Word: performativity
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...first big company to report earnings, Alcoa (AA), proved that the best guesses about how companies will perform this quarter will probably be true. Surprises will be scarce. Alcoa said that the first quarter would be a bad quarter. The company said it would lose money. In the first quarter, Alcoa lost $.59 after charges for discontinued operations. Reuters predicted that the loss would be $.54. This was close enough for government work. The stock dropped 3% after the announcement. In short, there was no shocking news because Alcoa made sure there would not be any. (See pictures...
...grab, cup, and pull back” and would-be drag kings to pack themselves down there. The seminar preceded next week’s drag show at the Cambridge Queen’s Head pub, where many of Carpenter’s protégés will perform. Some were not so new to the cross-dressing scene. At last year’s show, “Miss Patience,” a.k.a. James P. Alexander ’10, switched between two personas—a 1980s blonde bombshell and an Amy Winehouse-inspired vixen...
Ratatat’s music may at times seem otherworldly or robotic, but behind the electronic beats is the soft-spoken, sarcastic, and gracious Evan Mast, part of the musical duo that will be performing at Yardfest on April 19. The 29-year-old Brooklyn resident spoke candidly about his college days, performing in castles, and his love for Bach.1. Fifteen Minutes: You met fellow band member Mike Stroud when you were both students at Skidmore. Do you think your experience as a college student will influence what you choose to perform at Harvard?Evan Mast: Not really, I mean...
Kanye West to perform on FAMILY GUY spin...
...containing a link to Shaq’s Twitter. I deleted it. Much as I detest Twitter, I have almost as little interest in basketball. But when I received the link again, I reluctantly clicked on it. The description in his bio said, “Very quotatious, I perform random acts of Shaqness” and his most recent Tweet assured readers, “u guys aren’t lil people, we r all from da same planet, twitteronia.” Huh? This couldn’t be the real Shaq. But I was intrigued...