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This weekend as scores of goblins, ghouls, Russian prostitutes and other creatures of the night spilled out onto the streets of Harvard Square to wreak havoc in celebration of Halloween, I was reminded of the need we have to reinvent ourselves. For one night, we donned masks, capes and make-up to forget ourselves momentarily, indulging the secret passions of our collective, and often invisible...
...there is more to the story than a simple lack of adventurousness on the part of undergraduates. Too often, Harvard is about reinforcing our strengths, instead of prompting us to reinvent, to take risks and to change. Last semester, on the spur of the moment, I switched my concentration from biology to philosophy. I thought that I had found my true passion, and I tried to reinvent myself. But, starting anew becomes practically impossible here, as early as second semester of sophomore year. With first semester sophomore tutorials and concentration requirements ranging from 13-16 courses, undergraduates need to come...
...until after Iftakar launches a new convenience store just a few doors down from the pizza joint. Plans to replace all of the eatery’s old, outdated video games with newer ones are also underway. It remains doubtful whether Tommy’s will be able to reinvent itself. Maybe they should start with the pizza...
...Jagger is older than George W. Bush. Do you really want to see him strutting his emaciated self across the stage? Like Madonna, he's another example of mutton-dressed-up-as-lamb. The Stones and the Who and Aerosmith - even U2, for that matter - don't so much reinvent themselves as become Madame Tussaud figures of themselves. And like those wax figures, the Stones look so eerily alive. Except for Bill Wyman...
...least those who don't change become classics. Tina Turner was always Tina Turner (well, after Ike anyway) - just the way Tony Bennett has never altered even the cuffs on his tuxedo. Some people don't have to reinvent themselves. Madonna's tour is not about art or music but commerce. Once, though, there was a little bit of edge...