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What about the oft repeated recent finding that most U.S. households are no longer home to a married couple? That's true, but just barely, and it also has something to do with widowhood. Married-couple households now make up only 49.7% of the total. But roughly 52% of all households are headed by either a married couple or someone who has been widowed. The death of spouses should not be confused with the death of marriage...
...linguistics to comparative government. His ideological foes curse his philosophical ideas as self-evident and foolish, but few have been around him long enough to even know what they’re denouncing. In his ambitious book on James, biographer Robert Richardson illuminates the life and ideas of this oft-cited father of pragmatism with unprecedented clarity, though many of his attempts to legitimate James’ thought only deepen the subject’s shadowy reputation. In aiming to prove James’ relevance to contemporary Western intellectual culture, Richardson frequently shows the tell-tale symptoms of what...
...elected, Cech would be the first Harvard president since 1672 without a degree from the University. But in the current search, two other oft-mentioned candidates—Stanford Provost John W. Etchemendy and University of Cambridge Vice-Chancellor Alison F. Richard—also lack strong Harvard ties. Etchemendy has no connections, and Richard’s only tie is a daughter who graduated from the College...
...street life. The song “Outta Town Shit” is entirely about a dice game, and songs like “Guns N’ Razors” and “Grew Up Hard” emphasize the life of drug dealing and violence oft portrayed in rap. Ghost doesn’t just glorify this life though; in his song “Josephine” he tells the story of a woman whose life was ruined by drug abuse, a common theme throughout his work. Other, lighter material is featured...
...Harvard food. “Some of the people there were remarkably interesting, smart, funny, and fun,” he recalls. “A rare combination, one realizes later in life. And while the food may not be amazing, the dining hall is an oft-overlooked perk.” Maybe coolness doesn’t die upon graduation. Maybe...