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...just the Busby Berkeley and Astaire-Rogers musicals, but westerns, weepies, Marx Brothers farces - had original songs. In the 40s and 50s it had Kelly and his MGM team, and that was more than enough; that was heaven. Even in the 60s, when the genre was long past its vital prime, yet the industry keep producing bantamweight musical series starring Doris Day, Elvis Presley, Frankie and Annette. As recently as the 90s, Disney?s tremendously successful cartoon features were musicals, with songs that hit the top of the charts. For ages, the genre was both popular and officially revered: nine...
There is, of course, no way to know whether some situation might arise in the future vital enough to warrant the takeover of another Harvard building. It would be more than presumptuous to say that a coercive protest at Harvard could never be justified. But as protestors who fought against Jim Crow laws in the South will attest, justified coercive actions have serious consequences. Students who take over buildings have no reason to expect the University to smile benignly; they must be willing to face the possibility of disciplinary action, and even suspension...
Student protest is vital to improving the University. Harvard policy should never try to prevent students from exercising their freedom of speech and assembly. The administration’s new policy, of course, does not do this. Indeed, it will have no effect on students chanting in front of Mass. Hall, picketing in the Yard or handing out fliers in Harvard Square. This statement simply makes clear the potential costs to students of the decision to occupy a University building...
Burberry was founded in 1856 as a clothing company for the outdoorsmen of Hampshire, England. Since then, the business has gone on to play a vital role in fashion history, or so Burberry’s plaid-replete website boasts. The company designed service uniforms for British officers in 1901, outfitting the first two expeditions to the South Pole in 1911 and 1914, lining trenchcoats in 1924 and clothing British aviators in the 1930s. Beginning in the 1960s, the Burberry Check has appeared on scarves, umbrellas and luggage. Recently, the company—under new management since 1997?...
...have had the pleasure of working closely with members of both teams. Former parliamentary team president Allon S. Kedem ’02 is correct that the relationship between the teams is “symbiotic.” This year, members of both teams made contributions that were vital to the tournament’s success. Their contributions, however, were not equal...