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...genetic engineering will diminish human appreciation of innate gifts. Who cares though, if I can get some huge biceps?MJS: Why not try the gym instead?[Editors’ note: FM refuses to try the gym, on principle.]6.FM: Speaking of huge biceps, are you in touch with former University President Lawrence H. Summers?MJS: We were together recently at a conference in Europe on what makes an educated person in the 21st century. We voiced our usual disagreements and then had an enjoyable dinner afterwards.7.FM: Your book “Public Philosophy” suggests that the left influence...
...eight elected marshals as well as 13 representatives from the upperclass Houses, who will be elected next week. Petitions for that election are due this Thursday. Monti said she was pleased with the number of people who ran for class marshal this year. “We keep in touch with former class committee members pretty well,” she said. “It’s a definitely a great opportunity to be in a position at the alumni association to provide the planning and some of the funding for the events.” Tennant said...
...other hand, conventional local anesthetics have the drawback of working on all neurons, including those responsible for touch and movement, sometimes causing numbness and paralysis...
Though she is a self-proclaimed feminist, Katha Pollitt’s latest work defies easy stereotype. The biographical essays in “Learning to Drive” touch on a variety of unexpected subjects, including the melodramatics of break-ups and cheating boyfriends. “The book is pieces of my life, my thoughts. As with everything I write, I hope to make a connection,” says Pollitt, who appeared at the Harvard Book Store on Monday. Pollitt hopes to reach out not only to her female readers, but also to men who might...
...walks arm-in-arm with his ever-changing girlfriends around town. The multiple panels reinforce how much happiness Kingston derives from each of his girlfriends, but also leaves the viewer weirded out by his identically-clad dates. “Me Love,” unfortunately, fails to touch on Kingston’s verses of sorrow and suicide. Rather, his warmth can’t help but rub off everywhere, whether on stage or on his girlfriends. Kingston finds himself buying ice cream and snapping a picture of himself together with one of his many beloveds. Basking...