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...NATOSHA REID...
edited by David Reid...
...Death and God in L.A., a new book of essays edited by David Reid, admirably avoids settling for any of these oversimplified pictures as a real explanation of the city. The book's sheer scope guarantees that the somewhat chaotic reality of Los Angeles does not escape the reader: there is the predictable section dealing with the movies, but there is also a refreshing look at the city's architectural significance, several personal and theoretical discussions of its racial and cultural make-up, in-depth analyses of the economic prospects of the Downtown region and a piece on the city...
...Reid's inclusion of such a diverse range of essays displays a healthy respect for the size and variety of his subject. In his introduction to the collection, Reid attempts to convey a sense of the city's vastness. He quotes Jean Baudrillard, who wrote that "There is nothing to match flying over L.A. by night." Reid describes the awesome vision offered to a plane passenger approaching the city: the glowing web of streets displays an almost terrifying "limitless urban power and sweep...measureless sprawl...
...show included several taped segments--one featuring Harvard crew, an other looking at undergraduate life. In addition, a panel of four students--Crimson President Julian E. Barnes '93, HarvardFoundation Co-chair Natosha O. Reid '93, MarianoF. Cuellar '93 and Eric S. Gregory '92 talked withGibson about Harvard...