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...keynote address, Powell celebrated black men but also used the opportunity to address self-hatred wit, affirmative action and notions of manhood. Powell also reminded the black men present of the significance of their role as college students in the greater black community...
While the event has closed its run after addressing a variety of political issues with strong artistic sensibilities and intellectual wit, there is still one last chance to participate in its homeland security dialogue, in a gallery talk on Monday night at 6 p.m. If that discussion is anywhere near as provocative as the exhibit itself was, this is a forum not to be missed...
...couple of weeks ago, during a Wit and Humor lecture, English professor Leo Damrosch pointed out that, in literature, it’s often the jesters who have the greatest insights into life. Mercutio is the character with the most depth in Romeo and Juliet, Falstaff holds that distinction in Henry IV, and it is the fool who speaks the truth in Twelfth Night. By no means do I intend to claim this mantle for myself. I do, however, believe that humor and levity breed perspective. I never intended to remain a joker forever. My advice to the impressionable souls...
Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby said in a statement, “His is a keen and capacious intellect, seasoned with wit, shot through with verve, capable of the most extraordinary connections between cognitive science, evolutionary psychology, moral and political thought, and popular culture...
Malcolm skews a bit older, with more roughhouse and cynicism, but Muniz's feature films are traditional anxiety fantasies for kids: Big Fat Liar put some brisk wit into its boy-who-cried-wolf plot; Cody Banks is a wan recycling of Spy Kids with a 007 fixation. The Bynes and Duff movie vehicles are more nakedly retro. What a Girl Wants is based on the '50s Sandra Dee bauble The Reluctant Debutante, while The Lizzie McGuire Movie could be Gidget Goes to Rome with an updated pop score. Both put their budding stars in glamorous foreign capitals (London...