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...know that a lot of people were upset by the sports column, and I’m thankful we had the opportunity today to better understand the source of their frustration and begin a productive dialogue with [Native Americans at Harvard College],” Marra wrote in an e-mail...
...attempt to “expand my mind.” ^_^ 2. “Boys and Girls in America” by The Hold Steady—Being only 16, I have never set foot in an establishment that serves alcohol and don’t really understand this concept of “bar rock.” The lead singer doesn’t even sing in this band, he just speaks the lyrics. : / 3. “The Life Pursuit” by Belle and Sebastian—I just thought they were a fortuitously named...
...great storyteller, which is what sets him apart from a most other rappers. Songs like “Miguel Sanchez” and “Alex (Stolen Script)” portray complicated situations so enthralling that they practically demand that you listen repeatedly until you understand everything. His depictions of the street life are vivid and even touching in the case of “Josephine.” Yet they still always seem real and raw: contrast “Greedy Bitches” with Kanye’s “Gold Digger...
...time, but his writing style has basically changed my life. Dave Eggers can go suck a dong—Tommy Friedman has the most interesting narrative voice in print today. You know why? Because, like all good fairy-tale children’s-book writers, he understands the power of repetition. So, without further ado, here are my top 5 favorite Thomas L. Friedman tropes of 2006. 5. Exclamation Points! Tommy travels a lot. He talks to “entrepreneurs” in magical places like India and China. And whenever he does, people are really excited to talk...
...Holocaust is commemorated in the Palestinian national narrative as al-Nakbah, the catastrophe, in which hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were turned into refugees. It is these entirely separate narratives that have made the conflict so intractable over the past half century. The importance of the Palestinians' understanding and acknowledging the Holocaust would have been underlined at the Tehran conference had Iran granted the visa applied for by Khaleed Mahameed, a Palestinian lawyer from Nazareth, who runs a small Holocaust museum there. He has dedicated himself to impressing on Palestinians the need to understand the trauma at the heart...