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...under the value of their own homes is high on the list. The process may create an atmosphere that looks and feels like socialism, but if the net effect is that the drop in housing prices is reversed in short order, even free-market advocates may tolerate this plan rather than watch the world burn...
It’s hard to make fun of people who display immense earnestness. Hurling well-aimed boomerangs at themselves in an attempt to make others laugh with them rather than at them, Chester French pulls no punches in their premiere music video. Unfortunately, it seems like people will be laughing, heartily, at Chester French while watching their video. In “She Loves Everybody,” D.A. Wallach ’07 couldn’t possibly have looked nerdier—he sports a curly Jew-fro and bowtie—while singing about having safe...
...cast themselves. At the same time, Smith writes in a strongly personal style, and her voice is channeled through each of her stories’ characters. The intimate conversations between figures in the story feel almost autobiographical in their spare, evocative detail. She entwines the reader and author rather than delineating a separate role for each. This innovative tactic forges a close connection, one which is essential in the limited frame of a short story. Smith’s writing in this collection is honest and open—even in the span of 10 pages, readers may find themselves...
...designed for anyone—with or without a musical background—who wants to better understand the function of the various elements of a song. Although the first class included a fair number of aspiring student lyricists, the focus of the course will be on listening, rather than on writing.“Once you have an understanding of what goes into making these songs and how they reveal themselves, you get more out of it,” says Coriel. “Even the stuff on the radio.”To prove his point, Coriel...
...performances also helps in this regard, drawing attention to the characters’ pains and passions without amplifying them, and refusing to shy away from the harshness of reality sometimes revealed in their experiences. Kechiche’s film revolves around the subject of love but does not romanticize; rather, it reminds viewers of the extent to which love hurts as well as comforts. Kechiche’s skillful reeling in of his viewers is complemented by his abrupt release of them into the sea; the ending of “The Secret of the Grain” is vague...