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...profit, and do it all over again the next day. The major news networks—and they are “networks” in the sense of being synchronized for the same purpose—have become giant businesses. As a result, those of us who revel in knowledge are blessed with a deluge of it: 24-hour news channels, e-mail updates, and news websites with handheld access...
...it’s obvious some of my peers here don’t exude any enthusiasm for service. While a devoted student contingent serves close to 10,000 clients in the Cambridge area through the Phillips Brooks House Association, most are less generous with their time. Some revel in privileged positions of “high society,” and just the thought of feeding an old woman at a nursery home or picking up garbage at a park wounds their narcissism. Others structure their extracurriculars around careerist goals, sacrificing their souls into the void of ambition. Amidst...
...little of that. But the amazing thing about the show (Bennett's conception, James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante's book, Ed Kleban's smart lyrics) is how seamlessly dance, song and story work together to keep everything alive, emotional and involving. Some of the revelations emerge in neat individual numbers (I Can Do That); others in fuguelike bits and pieces, linked thematically by song (Hello 12, Hello 13). Some numbers revel in the group-grope insecurities we all share (I Hope I Get It); others in brassy satire very particular to the showbiz world (Dance 10, Looks 3 - which...
...studies so compelling. As scientists keep reminding us, evolution is a random process in which haphazard genetic changes interact with random environmental conditions to produce an organism somehow fitter than its fellows. After 3.5 billion years of such randomness, a creature emerged that could ponder its own origins--and revel in a Mozart adagio. Within a few short years, we may finally understand precisely when and how that happened...
...teach Historical Study B-45, “The Darwinian Revolution” in the spring. It turns out she was more fit for the Harvard environment than Larry.Potential concentrators should try out a class to see how they like the concentration and its department—and then revel in the fact that everything from computer science to religion courses can fulfill requirements. And if you have electives to spare, it’s worth browsing the departmental classes. They are small, well-taught, and intellectually engaging—if you don’t mind...