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...Writer's Voice Thank you for Lev Grossman's profile of Jhumpa Lahiri [May 26]. Her work provides a striking portrayal of the struggles faced by immigrant families in negotiating and attempting to reconcile their multiple identities while remaining engaged with all aspects of their new home. It reminds me of what my grandfather used to say: "Anyone can play the drum, but it is only an elder who can interpret the meaning of the sounds." Austine Duru, CHICAGO...
Nearing the Finish Line Thank you, Joe Klein, for calling on senators McCain and Obama to campaign together and debate in the style of Lincoln and Douglas [May 19]. Both Senators are men of integrity, so please let's not make this about trashing each other's character. Everyone knows what the critical issues are. This election is about how the problems of our day will be solved, and it is going to take cooperation between the parties to solve them. Let's learn about the candidates' different philosophies and vote on that basis. Then Congress can approach solutions from...
...little smug about our seemingly interminable parade of victories. Many Red Sox fans really are happier, in a perverse sort of way, when their team is losing. And Bill Belichick, it turns out, may not be the greatest guy.For this newfound perspective, I have my fellow Harvard students to thank. Without them, it would have been easy to remain convinced that my teams were inherently the most lovable in all of sports, dismissing the opinions of any contrarians who might disagree with me. But at Harvard, and especially at The Crimson, I found a group of friends that not only...
...Boomer Sooner” cheer I’d internalized as a heavenly chant.Somewhere along the way, Harvard fell away from the pack. My father was the first to remind me that I was choosing a university, not a national championship contender.Four years later, I have to thank my dad, both for knowing me so well and for encouraging me to go to Harvard. Without his prodding, I might have witnessed Michigan’s historic loss to Appalachian State wearing maize and blue or endured Oklahoma’s heartbreaking BCS disappointments as a student rather than...
...kidding aside, I could go on and on about my objections to the widespread Sox bandwagoning by Harvard students, which at times seemed as ubiquitous as complaints about dining hall fare. But the truth is that things were not as inhospitable as I had feared. Thankfully, attacks on my fanhood have not gone much beyond some gentle ribbing at the hands of a Massachusetts-bred roommate and general hoots and hollers after the latest Sox triumph.But that does not mean that every follower of the good guys has been so quick to hide their pinstriped heart. Fellow Yankees fan Kendall...