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...that’s just the problem: many of Handey’s jokes would be funnier acted out and audibly articulated, because sometimes his humor becomes a little too dark and a little too bizarre for the page. Without live action, the text’s slapstick aspects tend to fall flat. In addition, the pathetic characters Handey utilizes in his pieces are given no human side, and their transparecy and one-sidedness can make the jokes just a little too cruel. And yet Handey is able to mine everything for humor—even the prospect of manslaughter...
...post-undergraduate education leads to positive benefits for society and not just personal gain for individuals. Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) is a member of CGS. “While there are a number of findings showing that people with more advanced degrees tend to be better citizens, teach their children more about public affairs, etc., what we wanted to do in this report was show the many ways that people with graduate degrees from U.S. universities have contributed to the public good,” said Stuart Heiser, spokesman for CGS. Dean...
...Patriotism Deficit Joe Klein writes that avoiding discussion of patriotism "is a chronic disease among Democrats, who tend to talk more about what's wrong with America than what's right" [April 14]. Playwright David Mamet recently abandoned his lifelong allegiance to the Democratic camp, saying its worldview could be summed up thus: "that everything is always wrong." This totally negative attitude will be the Democratic Party's downfall unless it can return to a more centrist position. Joop van der Lijn, Palmerston North, New Zealand...
...Reichling said. Junior Bar has occurred only three times since its conception, but it is already gathering a following. Daniel A. F. Demetri ’09 had his first legal drink at Junior Bar last week. “Junior Bar is a great idea because you tend to know a lot more people in your class than you know in other classes,” Demetri said. “I heard from my blockmates about it, and now I’m participating in spreading the word. It’s been pretty small but hopefully it?...
...priority on Harvard’s campus,” despite the alumni and fans that “recognize the talent level of the team.” And not only are the Harvard views of cheerleading usually incorrect, the views exacerbated by pop-culture tend to be false as well. Catty competition à la “Bring It On” does not occur in the real world of college cheerleading; team members say that, in general, the competition is friendly. Now that Harvard’s cheerleading team’s presence is being felt...