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Those students who say they haven't learned anything from the course should therefore realize that that's nothing to boast about: it is an admission of their immaturity or of their lack of ability or of both. It isn't the first time a pearl was thrown to the undeserving. Michael S. Pak Ph.D. Candidate, History, GSAS
Allow me to take this opportunity to commend you, the entire Editorial Board, and that fine young man Matthew Pearl...
...have been chortling through the week due to the charming antics of one Argus Aardvark. I have been most impressed by young Mr. Pearl's style...
...last night, my uncles and aunts joined the young people in a karaoke outing. After a night of Shih family covers of canton-pop hits such as "My love becomes livelier and livelier each day" and "Pearl of the East," my uncles and aunts joined us in rousing, passionate renditions of "The East is Red" and "Socialism is Good." Everyone knew the words by heart...
...never guess it from watching kids pogo-stick at a Pearl Jam concert, or vibrate to the street beat that pours out of their Walkmans, but listening to music is an essentially passive experience. Performers make the sound, consumers devour it. For every pop generation from A to X, the big creative decision has been which record (cassette, CD) to put in the music machine. For radio listeners, even that decision is denied. Music is too easy: a hot soak in somebody else's bathtub...