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...TIME's Jeremy Caplan about coping with tragedy, how Moses is misunderstood, and why prayer doesn't work the way some people think it does. TIME: Why did you focus your book around Moses? Kushner: I wanted to give people a more rounded picture of Moses, not simply the triumphant hero who splits the sea and works the miracles, but Moses the man who fails and perseveres, who gets over frustration and rejection. I don't need to learn from Moses how to split the Red Sea. I need to learn from Moses how to fail and not see myself...
When the then-recently triumphant Castro, a graduate of the University of Havana, came to Harvard in April of 1959, he addressed an enraptured audience, explaining his early desire to study here. Now, Castro’s alma mater will welcome Harvard students.A lucky group of Harvard students will be able to escape the interminable New England winter for the tropical breezes and raucous tunes of Cuba, a country steeped in history, culture, and geopolitical significance. Earlier this week, Harvard’s David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) announced that it had been granted a license...
...soft - and clear. Wang's vision features an artistic type swathed in the most sophisticated layers of cashmere, tulle and chiffon. After the show, someone wondered how all these willowy frocks would look on a hanger in a store, but that's not the point of such a triumphant collection. The purpose is to deliver a message, a vision, and Wang has certainly done that with amazing skill and gusto...
...heading into his triumphant visit this week to his native Bavaria, Pope Benedict XVI must have already had his subsequent trip somewhere in his thoughts. Just two months ahead of his first visit to a predominantly Muslim country, Benedict had decided to use a key speech at a German University to explore the differences between Islam and Christianity, and the risk of faith-based violence...
...packed with information, and she’s one of the sharpest teachers around. Be sure to shop her class, History of Science 177, “Stories Under the Skin: The Mind-Body Connection in Modern Medicine.”And this year, Darwin will make a triumphant return to Harvard: Mendelsohn used to teach a Darwin Core class, but professor Janet Browne, a new (female!) hire who somehow managed to survive a Summers-era tenure process—will teach Historical Study B-45, “The Darwinian Revolution” in the spring. It turns...