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When none of this worked, I finally decided that, if I can’t play a sport at Harvard, I might as well comp the Crimson and write stories about the people...
...that there are a lot of people who can consistently write Grade-A dialogue for the above passel of purposes; one of the only ones who’s currently working is Richard Linklater. Which is why I’m overjoyed that you uncovered Before Sunset, whose predecessor was everything that Lost in Translation could’ve been. I think Linklater’s been hit-and-miss for a few years—School of Rock aside, Tape underwhelmed me, and all that Waking Life had going for it was innovative presentation (there’s that...
...etiquette dictates that your new ring is 10 times more annoying than the conversation you’re about to have, so just answer the damn thing. If you’re in class, try as subtly as possible to press “ignore” and then write an explanatory text message to the caller. In social settings, it’s generally okay to answer the phone as long as you keep the phone call short and sweet. But never—under any circumstances—answer the phone while comforting a sobbing friend...
...standing as a research institution, and that students seeking professors more engaged with their courses should pack their bags for Amherst or Swarthmore. But the argument that research and teaching are incompatible is plainly a lie; I’ve taken plenty of lecture courses where top-name professors write their own exam, practically beg students to come to office hours and even teach a section of their own. These professors kept doing their research, too—I never once heard them complain that we were getting in their way, and they even said that their interactions with...
...Radiohead’s “Karma Police” plays in the background, the video warns that President Bush’s call for a Constitutional ban on gay marriage would “write hate into our Constitution...