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Springsteen wasn't the course's only brush with fame. Coles--who sprinkles his lectures with anecdotes from his friendships with novelists such as Williams--was an early mentor of actor Matt Damon...
...roommates fluff their hair and brush their cheeks, Linda J. Moon '99 looks on from her bedroom door...
...novel revolve around the expected birth of a foal from an aging horse; the distance of the town from its surroundings emphasizes the difficulty that both Ruby and her husband each have in trying to leave and escape the problems in their lives and their relationship; and the seasonal brush fire that burns near the town for much of the novel, leaving a hillside scorched and bare, parallels the destructive progress of Ruby's emotional journey and her difficult opportunities for renewal...
...discussion of slavery, presenting it not merely as a brutal, exploitative era in our history but as a kind of roll call of individual tragedy in which, as chattel, "you died with no salvation and no honor in your spirit." She argues that painting slavery with a broad brush in literature, film and even political debate has kept us from knowing the real horror and heroism of the institution. "We got it all wrong," she says. "For years we've talked about the physicality of slavery--who did what and who invented that. But the real legacy lies...
Another Friday, another congressional data dump, and each one more banal than the last. When Monica says, "We gotta get you laid," it's a sure sign that this one's the one you can skip. So stand up. Brush the swarm of fluttering papers away from your face. Then sit back down and watch some baseball -- it'll do wonders for your smut-deluged soul...