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When it was first staged in London (starring Laurence Olivier and directed by James Whale, who went off to Hollywood and gave us Frankenstein), Journey's End was hailed as an antiwar statement. The playwright, who served in France during the war (and went on to write films like The Invisible Man and Goodbye, Mr. Chips), always disputed that assessment. In fact, seen today in the absolutely riveting new production directed by David Grindley (based on his much acclaimed London revival of 2004), in the midst of another national debate about another war, the play is more poignantly and powerfully...
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...actor Isaiah Washington was simply an unfortunate use of a cliché or evidence that even those who take it upon themselves to analyze gaffes are still subject to perpetrating them. I agree with Kinsley that we should all be able to shrug off the stupid things people say (or write), but I found his use of a potent image of slavery in this context to be ironic, to say the least...
...perfect.” Krupen isn’t the only one who is relieved and encouraged by the prospect of secondary fields. Students are excited about the freedom to explore divergent interests without jeopardizing their future career options or being forced into theses they have no desire to write. But administrators and some students worry that in a culture as competitive as Harvard’s, the potential for abuse is high.FOOTLOOSE AND THESIS-FREEShira R. Brettman ’07, a joint concentrator in Music and History, is excited about secondary fields for the possibilities they open...
...Mares says. “She put every effort to help them produce a high-quality work.” Porsha Q. Cropper was one of Gay’s advisees at Stanford and followed her to Harvard.“You don’t just write a paper and get an A,” Cropper says. “She expects the best from her students and they give it to her.”But Cropper will have to wait until this fall for Gay to officially resume advising. Gay is now nurturing a work...