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Rachel E. Whitaker
Although she is probably one of the most well-versed scholars of film studies at Harvard, Rachel E. Whitaker ’08 started
Mary A. Brazelton
Before you crack open that “Justice” book or tackle the next chapter of your organic chemistry textbook in preparation for
Contrasts Evoke Beijing's Beauty
Among the great cities of the world, Beijing is striking for its ugliness. I wasn’t surprised at the grunginess that
Five Shows That Should Not be Performed at Harvard
5. “Antigone.” Harvard students get enough of dormcest and leaves of absence, much less incest and exile. Sophocles may have
‘Autobahn’ Is An Emotional Ride
“Nobody knows the trouble that I’ve seen.” This lyric is emphasized in the music that opens Neil Labute’s “Autobahn: A
'Grace' Delivers Sweeping Scope
“American Grace” is like a classic 1950s movie on steroids. This epic dance show presents archetypal cinematic elements of a
Family Drama ‘Bette and Boo’ Hits Home
A baby being thrown to the floor, at the feet of aghast relatives: this image of violence is repeated several
Tech Shake Up
CORRECTION APPENDED This fall, some of the biggest drama on campus is happening in the sound-booths and catwalks of the
Jonathan E. Mayer '10
Choosing courses, comping the Crimson, parties in the Yard: these are the typical concerns of Harvard first-years during their first
Flying a Crimson Flag
BEIJING—Three objects sit on my desk: a Chinese-English dictionary, a lamp, and my computer. For anyone who knows me, this
‘Playboy’ Plays It Real
By MARY A. BRAZELTON Crimson Staff Writer There were riots in the streets of Dublin when John Millington Synge’s provocative
Female Cast Delivers in ‘Alba’
Although none appear in the play, men dominate “The House of Bernarda Alba.” Presented as a joint venture by the
Burkle Scores a 'Knock'-Out
KNOCK Location: Loeb Mainstage DATES: April 7-April 15, 2006 DIRECTOR: Jess R. Burkle ’06 PRODUCER: John T. Drake ’06, Aileen
Cast of Pelican Soars
Although it runs the full gamut of human trauma—family abuse, violence and deception— “Pelican” suggests that through revelation of these
Screenwriting for Harvard
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Oscar for the screenplay of “Good Will Hunting” is a classic Hollywood—and Harvard—success story. Damon,
