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...media coverage that immediately followed 9/11, Faludi said that she uncovered a bizarre slew of stories that, unexpectedly, focused on bringing back traditional family arrangements.Faludi, a former Wall Street Journal reporter who has penned two previous books, says that the sudden movement towards traditional family arrangements was a reaction to the trauma of Sept. 11.“On that day, we suffered a physical attack that destroyed buildings and people, and a symbolic attack that destroyed the myth of invincibility,” Faludi said. The nation as a whole then turned to a mythical frontier past to cover...
...survey that I did, it's really interesting; 56% of people felt that in order to be successful they had to slow their lives down. But 77% felt that things would only speed up in the next five years. So the knee-jerk reaction is that in order for us to feel like we're enjoying anything, we have to slow down. [But] things aren't slowing down...
...Disruptive Consciousness,” she showed and spoke about her work, from paintings and photographs to sculptures and short videos. The Harvard College Women’s Center invited Schneemann, whose exhibition is opening Friday at the Pierre Menard Gallery at 10 Arrow St. The reaction that Schneemann’s work provokes in its viewers is, she said, “unpredictable.” Early in her career, Schneemann said, she had been dismissed as narcissistic and exhibitionist for placing herself in her own art. But, Schneemann explained, she wanted to explore if the artist could make...
...Diana L. Link ’08, a student who attended the 1.5-hour lesson, “enjoyed the specifics he went into.” Students had a chance to take a hands-on approach, by chewing malted barley seeds in their mouths to begin a chemical reaction used in the production of beer. Eisele, who calls the Beer School his “baby”, hopes that the gathering—one of several tentatively scheduled for the year—will show students that beer is a “legitimate drink...
...adds. This is an unusual practice for stand-up comedy, which typically focuses on individual performance. “You work on your material yourself, and you don’t really get to learn how to improve it until you hear what the audience’s reaction is,” HSUCS member Matthew I. Bohrer ’10 says about sticking to open-mics. “Which can be a very painful thing,” he adds.While creating a community of comedians is one goal, helping the audience understand the craft behind the scenes...