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...most fervent defenders of the Christian faith, the Socialist government has launched a radical reform of family law that will grant gays and lesbians full legal status as parents and allow them to marry. In Ireland, another former Roman Catholic bastion, politicians from all parties meet this week to discuss whether the constitution should be changed to give homosexual couples the same rights as heterosexual ones. In England, the leaders of the worldwide Anglican Communion last week issued a report saying that if its pro - and anti - gay factions couldn't reconcile their differences then "we shall have to begin...
Mark Edmundson will discuss his controversial new book, in which the University of Virginia professor charges that modern universities focus on professional training above personal enrichment in their treatment of college reading. The book extends the theory Edmundson outlined in a prominent Harper’s Magazine article, “On the Uses of the Liberal Arts.” Harvard Book Store. 1256 Mass. Ave. Free...
Ukrainian author Dubravka Ugresic will read from and discuss her new essay compendium, Thank You for Not Reading: Essays on Literary Trivia. Her commentary on the increasingly commercial emphasis of literature as opposed to a culture of reading and writing built on the power of words and ideas is well worth the time. Free. Harvard Information Center, in the Holyoke Center...
...starring in modern retellings of Out to Sea. Their stars have alternately shone and dimmed, based largely on whether their last hit was a Bourne Supremacy or an All the Pretty Horses, an Armageddon or a Paycheck. But regardless of their individual successes, it’s difficult to discuss one without mentioning the other. The two will forever be linked in the public consciousness, emblazoned as two iconic youngsters gripping a pair of Oscars and each other...
Last June, 26 professors expressed their concerns about the trend in a letter to Kirby and University President Lawrence H. Summers, and earlier this month, Summers met with 50 professors to discuss ways to reverse...