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Adrian Tomine is a critically acclaimed cartoonist best known for his comic book series “Optic Nerve” and his soulful illustrations, which have appeared in The New Yorker, Esquire, and Rolling Stone. His graphic novel “Shortcomings?? is listed among The New York Times’ “100 Notable Books of 2007.” Tomine, who dicussed “Shortcomings?? at the Brattle Theatre yesterday, sat down with The Crimson to talk about education and inspiration, comic book aesthetics and culture, and representing race and gender...
Since you’ve got your work cut out for you, it’s a good thing you recognize your shortcomings??acting like a fourteen-year-old isn’t attractive to anyone (even other fourteen-year-olds). You haven’t provided me with details, but my guess is that any of the following may or may not have been involved: a) cheap alcohol, b) ogling of various body parts and/or other random objectification, or c) the phrase “Hey baby, want to come over and watch Party of Five...
...credibility.“I’m a sucker for music as novelty, songs that are witty or funny,” Klein claims. But for Klein, irony isn’t about keeping up appearances. It simply helps her accept a song’s shortcomings??to keep the baby and ditch the bathwater.Take Plan B’s cover of Britney Spears’s “Toxic.” “It’s a song that’s supposed to be very sexy and appealing...
...Office of the Dean of Harvard College is looking for a few good members of the Class of 2007 to address one of Harvard’s most widely perceived shortcomings??a lackluster social life...
...misguided to begin with, and while it might have been easier for Kirby to press ahead solely to save face, it is admirable that he decided to abandon the plan after realizing its flaws. The broader examination that Kirby suggested yesterday of Harvard College’s academic shortcomings??including its shoddy advising system and dislocated process for hiring teaching fellows—is necessary to tackle current problems of undergraduate education. In deciding to adopt such an approach, Kirby should be commended for his willingness to listen to the impassioned and intelligent criticisms of the initial proposal...