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Friday afternoon, I had the opportunity to visit everyone's favorite inaccessible shrine to fashion, the CambridgeSide Galleria, to run a few errands. As I was leaving, I stopped by a food vendor to pick up a treat for my roommate...
...coveted bun is so popular, in fact, that as I approached the vendor, I found myself at the back of an enormous line. As much as I hate standing in line, I knew that the pay-off would be worth it, and I decided to stay. In front of me were about ten Cambridge high school students, who seemed to be getting an after-school snack. I smiled, remembering how much I liked to stop at the mall after school when I was in high school...
...began when baritone Earle Patriarco's Sergeant Belcore took the stage. A classic miles gloriosus, this Belcore had a vapidity no strutting could conceal. Equally but independently ridiculous was bass Dale Travis' Doctor Dulcamara, a hobo-quack who bore an eerie resemblance to the poet Donald Hall. Dulcamara's vendor antics completely undercut his dramatic entrance and resonant "udite" ("listen!"), and his abracadabra, Darkwing Duck gesturings made one laugh out loud. If it hadn't been for the skillful comic acting of these two, the farcical plot would have been in awkward tension with the gorgeous music. Though Donizetti saves...
...suggestion that leapt to mind for many people was the oft-discussed need for real fast food. One friend suggested settling the question of which vendor will have access to the elite Harvard market by opening up a giant mud pit outside the Science Center and charge admission for the chance to watch a representative from each of the country's major fast food chains duke it out with weapons of his or her choice. Another friend suggested opening up a seedy pool hall, while another proposed a bowling alley, or a swimming pool, or a slip and slide. From...
According to Charles Hsu '96, the protestors were not only demanding justice for the death of the vendor but were also protesting the harsh and corrupt regime...