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When students tell Professor of the Practice of Literary Criticism James Wood that they first encountered King Lear at 2:30 in the morning, he knows that something is very wrong. “The text doesn’t speak to them,” he laments. And I, for one, agree. Harvard students, especially humanities concentrators, face monstrous reading loads. Expected to plow through 350 pages each week, students in the most demanding courses are faced with two alternatives—and neither, let me warn you, is pretty. The first option is superficial reading, a half-hearted...
...outstretched arms what appears to be a digital cable with bottle-shaped plugs. This isn't just the physical manifestation of the vodkamaker's latest hip ad campaign; it's also a display of advanced technology. At the bottom of the sign, Absolut invites passersby to send a text message or enable their Bluetooth cell phones to download a free 4-min. MP3 track where they're standing. "We always try to be edgy and different with our ads, but this time we wanted to go beyond the traditional," says Jeffrey Moran, a spokesman for Absolut, which has a similar...
...outreach, the filmmakers hired a religious marketing firm and consulted with Catholic scholars from Notre Dame and Harvard. But Brown's novel remains the movie's canonical text. "People expect to see the book they read," says a source who worked on the film. "The filmmakers, however, were mindful of the concerns. When Opus Dei officials see the movie, I won't say they won't have any concerns, but those concerns will likely be much less than what they've been afraid...
...idea that shallowness and venality transcend color and creed. The faculty ranges from an assortment of Anglo ignoramuses to Iqbal, the greedy, sleazy Middle Eastern headmaster. And when the immigrant students discuss their favorite foods and cultural activities for a diversity-day assembly, they all choose KFC and text messaging. Bromwell is a rude cannonball splash into the 21st century melting...
...both keep track of all your friends and also meet new people without ever actually having to talk to anyone—it’s a ready-made social network for the anti-social, a way to keep in touch for the lazy. Why do you think email, text messaging, and AOL Instant Messenger have become so popular? We care about people, but if we have a choice between verbal and nonverbal communication with them, nonverbal wins. So I “Facebooked” the girl. After logging onto Facebook.com, I entered “Harvard, traveling, girl?...