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...everything has changed. 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...
...seniors-only course had 15 students last year, the first year it was offered. This year, Conley says he received 70 inquiries from Kirkland residents alone and another 50 from other Houses. Trying to cut down the pool, he asked applicants to write a short essay—and received...
...study might aim to resolve ambiguities about the proper relationship between material and aesthetic modes of analysis, but they caution that it will do no such thing for the 32 paintings, whose identity remains in doubt.“This is not a funded study,” they write. “The research is for scholarly purposes and not for the authentication of the works.”—Staff writer Marianne F. Kaletzky can be reached at kaletzky@fas.harvard.edu...
...overrule the grading policies of the Faculty.” In some cases, Gross said, it would be possible for grades to be submitted to the Registrar at an earlier date. “If you have final papers, talk to the faculty and see if you can write it earlier,” he said. “However, you must leave the decision to the faculty members. We cannot violate any rules of the Faculty but we do want to get a visa to everyone that we can.” The United States issues just...
...celebrities the validation they lack. Authordom and celebritydom have always had a thriving relationship. It used to be that the literary stars were part of the glittering social elite. Authors like Truman Capote gained access to a whirlwind life of cocktails, beautiful women, and beautiful men because of their writing. But such a life no longer exists for overweight Southern authors. We now have different standards for our celebrities, and an over-fondness for Krispy Kremes is a dealbreaker. Today’s author celebrities are famous either because of the immense amounts of money their books have made...