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...that [appearance] in October soon after the first big market tumble happened. I kind of knew I should do it when I did Conan that day. That was material I was actually saving for my next special. But I thought, this really means something right now. When I did it, nobody had lost any jobs yet. It was just, things looked like they were about to get ugly. People were afraid that capitalism was failing and so to me, the idea was, maybe that's not terrible. As long as it's happening there might be a good view...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Comedian Louis C.K. | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

True equality demands treatment as an ordinary member of society, yet the entire purpose of Women’s Week is to promote women as a special interest group. The very notion of a certain status or identity that unites all Harvard women emphasizes gender division, while women who largely define themselves according to their gender detract from the notion of equal status. Far from erasing gender barriers, the Women’s Week principle of targeting women as a separate and distinct group merely propagates gender inequality...

Author: By Olivia M. Goldhill | Title: From a Woman of the College | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

...sexism in the college’s social scene, yet this matter is given no attention during the week’s programs. The dearth of concerns that unify Harvard’s women suggests that there is no need for us to be upheld or treated as a special interest group and that doing so is more likely to create women’s issues than solve them...

Author: By Olivia M. Goldhill | Title: From a Woman of the College | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

Shenanigans? Housing Day Eve? FlyBy was intrigued. From whence did this the ritualistic traditions of “River Run” stem? “The notion of appealing to the gods for special attention to their [freshmen’s] wishes has really surfaced in the last couple years,” said Dingman. But, of course, we wanted to know more. Who was the first Harvardian to supplicate himself before the river gods in hopes of avoiding the quad…and Dunster…and Mather…yes even Mather though this is sweet...

Author: By Jillian K. Kushner | Title: Incantations, Voodoo and Revelry: A History of Appeasing the River Gods | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

...final print edition of the 146-year-old newspaper landed on porches and stoops throughout Seattle on Tuesday morning, bearing the banner headline "P-I Presses Fall Silent." A special section, which included 20 pages of history, timelines, reflections and a photo of the paper's final stewards, was titled, "You've Meant the World...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After the P-I's Demise, Will Seattle News Live? | 3/17/2009 | See Source »

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