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...called the porn curriculum, and it's quietly taking root in the ivory tower. A small but growing number of scholars are probing the aesthetic, societal and philosophical properties of smut in academic departments ranging from literature to film, law to technology, anthropology to women's studies. Those specialists argue that graphic sexual imagery has become ubiquitous in society, so it's almost irresponsible not to teach young people how to deal with it. "I was amazed by how much the students knew about pornography but how little they knew how to think about it," says Jay Clarkson, a graduate...
...trial for the first time, reminding people of what they were missing. Meanwhile, the brand-new Iraqi parliament met in a capital under curfew to pull together some kind of future amid warnings of civil war. U.S. forces launched Operation Swarmer, the biggest air assault since the invasion, to root out insurgents north of Baghdad. President Bush embraced realism: "We will see more images of chaos and carnage in the days and months to come," he warned as he argued why that was a price worth paying...
...field of economics. “Economics is not a science,” he said. “[It is] a set of values posing as science.” Suzuki said the practice of renaming the natural world as “externalities” is the root of the disconnect between modern society and the environment. The “mindless commitment” to infinite economic growth, he said, does not correspond with finite “natural capital.” Suzuki also reflected upon the change in Homo sapiens, who went from living...
...stir” approach that the University has thus far taken in regard to gender integration has failed to adequately address women’s needs or create full equality on campus. Some have suggested that final clubs and the lack of female friendly social space are the real root of gender inequality. While this is certainly part of the problem, the truth goes much deeper than the lackluster social scene. Consequently, women at Harvard need a center that will serve three main purposes...
...This kid was tough though. As far as he knew this was a fight for his life, and he writhed accordingly. He wasn't giving up, wasn't weakening. I did secretly root for him just a little when the nurses started their stuff about lollipops and birdies, but they had long since abandoned their singsong attempts at soothing...