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...That's all well and good, but there are moments when you really do want to look beyond what it means to "puckrow" a "beebee" or tolerate a "badmash chuckeroo." Thus the remarkable aspect of Ghosh's writing - his acute sensitivity to place and historical setting - can also present something of a drawback. The occasionally overzealous nature of his politics is also disappointing in a writer of such intelligence and originality. Here, imperialists are corrupt and bad, and Ghosh's descriptions of some verge on hackneyed: the Ibis' English owner, for instance, expounds upon the divine right of free trade...
...Prize, one of the world’s highest-paying literary awards. But Dovey, who spent her college years immersed in film and farms rather than fiction, is certainly not the stereotypical writer-prodigy. The budding author took some time to chat with FM about her past exploits and present pursuits.1. Fifteen Minutes (FM): With that accent of yours, you can’t be a Boston native. Where are you from? Ceridwen Dovey (CD): That’s a long, messy story. I grew up in Australia and South Africa. My family moved back and forth between the years...
...This weekend, LGBT students, alumni, faculty, and staff will celebrate the past, present, and future of LGBT life at Harvard. Going through boxes of old Lambda materials, we realized how different this organization was in its early years. Reading the decades-old banners from student rallies, we sensed the urgency that pushed students in the 1970’s and 1980’s to organize and demand an end to harassment and discrimination at Harvard. In its early days, Lambda worked with other members of the community, pushing the university to adopt a nondiscrimination policy that protected people...
...land and financing to rebuild the complex a quarter-mile down Western Ave. Though the deal was made with the Charlesview’s board, without tenant representation to speak of, and with no notice to or consultation with the surrounding community, it could do some real good: The present Charlesview structures are dilapidated, and its enclave-like design isolates it from the rest of the neighborhood. In many ways the move could be healthy for everyone...
This weekend marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus. The Crimson Editorial Board has taken this opportunity to compile a series of op-eds written by and about members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community at Harvard, past and present. The perspectives included in this series will cover a range of issues the LGBT community has faced, the progress that has been made, and the challenges that remain...