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...Ravelstein taught in comfortable obscurity (though he was in debt), until, at Chick's urging, he put to paper his ideas on the life of the mind. Ravelstein became instantly famous, in the U.S. and overseas. And so, to return the favor, he has asked Chick to write his memoirs. He was traditional, conservative and gay. The book tries not to linger on his homosexuality-Ravelstein certainly didn't consider it the defining aspect of his personality-but since he is dying of AIDS, it is rather unavoidable...
...Bangles taught millions, myself included, how to walk like an Egyptian. The scars have lasted, well, too long...
Besides advising, he has also taught at Yale and Harvard. Browne has lectured for the History and Literature Concentration and specializes in 17th- and 18th-century history...
...Anna Deavere Smith, Kaufman is pioneering a new genre of theatrical reportage. But where Smith's one-woman shows (Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992) showcase the performer as much as the journalism, Kaufman is aiming for a more radical redefinition of what theater is capable of. The project, he says, "taught me something about theater that I had never really felt. And that is the origin of theater is a community talking to itself. It was a striking experience to think that perhaps in Greek times, when this started happening, it was about 'us,' or an idea...
...They have a pretty good idea of what the summer school population is like and what they want to learn," said Buck. "But also what ought to be taught in their fields...