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...true that here on campus being Asian American lumps you in more than sets you apart. The usual guess is that any given Asian American has perfect SATs plus or minus a few questions, the best high school rank plus or minus a few spots, and (of course) closet talent as concert pianist/violinist/flutist. Usually your guess is spot-on. Yet, despite the ease with which we can imagine homogeneity in this crowd of black-haired, brown-eyed boys and girls, the categorization is deceptive in its simplicity...
...critiques, you will find a potential for success Harvard hasn’t seen in years.What Amaker is going to do is bring in the best recruits in the Ivy League, hands down. He is already working on pursuing the top recruits in the nation. His name and talent precede him wherever he goes, from coast to coast. And as a result, by all accounts, he has so far been extremely successful—and he’s only in Year One.He will also open doors to the basketball world outside of Harvard, which only experience at programs such...
...performing is a way to make a living. For some, it’s a way to get out a message. And others use it for marketing campaigns.A CAPTIVE AUDIENCEA street performance permit from the City of Cambridge costs $40 a year. With the permit, musicians can exhibit their talents to the throngs of students and tourists that pass by day and night in Harvard Square.“About a year ago, I walked away from [music performance], didn’t know if that’s what I wanted to do still,” says John...
...biggest of the question marks that punctuate the album. Thankfully, Krug finds his way back into more familiar waters with “Winged/Wicked Things,” punched up by visceral guitar waves that lap across an ocean of keyboard hum. Krug’s talent for building tension is unquestionable, and the song offers what may be the album’s schizophrenic manifesto: “And chaos is yours / And chaos is mine / And chaos is love and they say love is blind.” Centerpiece “Stallion” clocks...
Gosling thrives by flouting most Hollywood conventions. In a town that sorts its talent into neat categories--angry young man, cocky hero, quirky romantic lead--he has hopped around among all three. "It's unusual that an actor would have not only the aspiration but also the talent to move between these different gears," says William Horberg, president of production for Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, which financed the less than $15 million Lars. "He doesn't feel the need to do what's expected of him, or architect a career from the standpoint of maximizing his bankability...