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...printed program attempts to defuse any violent reaction to the composer's contemporary style: "The piece is accessible to anyone who will open his or her ears and listen carefully to it, giving it as much attention as a film with a complex plot." This was correct in one respect: listening to Dallapiccola's Variations invoked the sensation of watching last year's Mission: Impossible. No matter how much one tried to pay attention to the plot's convolutions, one was continually plagued by the question, "What is going on?" while the sole consolation was the star quality...
...large part on condescending and underinformed Victorian colonialist views of the Far East--and, while nobody really wants to point the finger of accusation at the most beloved of English musical comedians, the fact is that the authors' presentation of other nations and peoples were often less than politically correct. (After all, some of the original lyrics to "I've Got a Little List" would make modern audiences' ears burn). Contemporary productions of the play often transfer the setting to England or to America; Zayas's interpretation retains a modern-day version of Western perceptions of Japan, while steering clear...
...trenches, the humanities and social sciences from the other. In reality, however, Holub has no desire to accuse the humanities of some inherent lack of rigor. Rather, his goal is to expose the dangers of ideology masquerading as knowledge, whether it takes the form of Marxism-Leninism or politically correct dogma...
...Dole: if Elizabeth Dole becomes President, I hope we can find a more fitting title for her husband than "First Man," a term which you seemed to find appropriate [NOTEBOOK, Nov. 17]. If Hillary is the First Lady, then Bob Dole should become the First Gentleman. Besides being the correct successor to First Lady, it would be quite appropriate for Bob Dole. But I suspect the press won't like it. First Husband, perhaps? RUFFORD HARRISON Washington...
...RESPECT READING PERIOD--Every reading period I, along with many Harvard students, are swamped with assignments given by professors in violation of University policy. The U.C. needs to lobby the administration to correct this...