Word: topicalism
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...will be allowed to partake of the festivities without charge (free)!! MUHAHAHAHAHAHA.” Shortly after, complaints from Mather residents elicited apologies from House Committee (HoCo) Co-Chair Emerson G. Farrell ’03. In part, his e-mail to the House read, “The topic of ‘freshman girls free’ was one which was done amidst the greater context of a goofy theme; standing alone, the policy would certainly be inappropriate.” A revised e-mail invitation offered a tongue-in-cheek apology and added, “That...
Chou was initially planning to write her thesis about education, but decided to spice up her topic a bit when she came to the startling realization that the process of writing it would consume a year of her life. She originally chose her thesis adviser, Lecturer on Social Studies Lisa M. Stulberg, for her expertise in education, but it was Stulberg’s work on bodybuilding magazines that turned out to be most helpful to Chou when the senior decided to write about gender issues. Chou originally considered writing about women’s magazines, but given the plethora...
Because of the easily accessible nature of her thesis topic, Chou says that “everyone had opinions and advice.” Even after handing in her Maxim opus, she still enjoys perusing the stacks of friends’ Maxims she has piled up on her bedroom floor. Upon spotting an article detailing the intricacies of dumping a dead body, she says, “You never know what they’re going to come up with next...
Three incidents charged with racial and religious tensions that sparked controversy at Harvard Law School (HLS) last week continue to be a hot topic at HLS and across the University...
...when we descended into discussions of sex with animals. The introduction of bestiality symbolized an exhaustion of creativity. It’s just too easy: juxtaposition and titillation equal humor. Yet when the subject is tackled not as a plot twist, but as a main topic, for a new play with no less an author than Edward Albee, attention must be paid. Could Albee, the master of exploring the absurd to gain insight into the mundane, have found a path to stinging profundity through bestiality? Had he combined the best of both worlds—serious commentary with some animal...