Word: comparison
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Perhaps, as Sahil Mahtani tells us (“The Eyes of Doctor Fitzgerald,” comment, Apr. 25), we do live in an age of restless materialism and social anomie. Perhaps, though the comparison is a touch facile, our coming of age in the irrationally exuberant 1990s is just as bankrupt as that of Tom and Daisy Buchanan of Fitzgerald’s Jazz Age. And it is quite likely, though I’ve never been to it, that the Fly’s annual Gatsby party is neither nostalgic nor ironic. Yet to read...
...drew the comparison between Plotkin and Viswanathan not to partake in what many have deemed gleeful schadenfreude, but because I wanted to address the concern voiced by some Crimson readers as to why Viswanathan has been, in their view, singled out for public scrutiny...
...overwhelmingly cite Harvard students and research resources as the University’s greatest draws, and the University Benefits Office website highlights the “generous benefits, tuition assistance, and work/life balance” available for faculty members, professors say that the perks they actually receive pale in comparison to those offered at peer institutions.“I’m not complaining, but I certainly don’t feel that Harvard faculty are especially pampered or privileged compared to faculty at other, similar universities,” Elizabeth Spelke, who is Berkman professor of psychology...
...expect people to complain—depending on how slow the news week is.” But the political spin of the movie is really secondary, according to Weitz, and he goes so far as to call it a “cultural comedy.” Citing comparison to early Mel Brooks, Weitz says that “this is a comedy and heightened fantasy.” —Staff writer Jessica C. Coggins can be reached at jcoggins@fas.harvard.edu...
...Anthony Kiedis and the boys manage to pull off the physical comedy successfully. Plus, they look like they’re having as much fun as when they made the “Give it Away” video—unfortunately, this song is a sleeping pill by comparison. Some of the video’s clips are throwaways, but there are more than a few highlights. Like when we find bassist Flea looking completely out of his element in a ’50s dark suit, playing an enormous double bass. The look on his face suggests that...