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...telephone interviews from Virginia Tech, students spoke of shock and disbelief...
...Luisa, horrified, and fearful of being ostracized by her rich friends, blames José Carlos for having had black ancestors. Now would seem to be the time to tell Ana Luisa where she came from; but the doctor says her heart is too weak to take a severe shock. "I wish I could say it were my fault," the new father says of his baby girl. "Then I could proudly say she is from my black blood." Instead he promises Mercé he will keep silent: "You made a sacrifice for your daughter. I'll do the same for mine...
...Without regard for Santayana’s oft-quoted maxim, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) recently concluded that Harvard’s new General Education program will not require the study of history. The Faculty’s definitive exclusion of history should arrive as no small shock, given the values articulated in the preliminary report of the Task Force on General Education...
...producer anywhere near Timbaland’s level, you inevitably make a lot of friends. When you’re an incredibly talented producer but a mediocre rapper—well, these friends come in handy. Timbaland’s recent release, “Timbaland Presents Shock Value,” makes the most of those connections and thus features almost as many heavy-hitting collaborations as a Girl Talk album. Timbaland blew up a decade ago, producing tracks for Aaliyah and Missy Elliot, and has scored recent hits with Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado. “Shock...
...tribute to rebellious baby-boomer arrested development. It nails every ridiculous convention and casual consequence of low budget production, from missing reels to badly scratched prints. But more than just being a very good reproduction, “Grindhouse” inadvertently taps into the universal appeal of blood, shock, sex, and fast cars that’s alive as much today as it was 30 years...