The Wire: The Show You’re Not Watching, But Should Be
by Matt Hogan on March 21, 2007 in Culture
I had some reservations about arguing that “The Wire” - HBO’s critically acclaimed but popularly ignored urban crime drama - should be required viewing for Kennedy School students interested in urban policy. After all, graduate students at Harvard are supposed to learn about government from the likes of De Tocqueville and former Cabinet members, not a television show that features Method Man playing a recurring character named “Cheese.”
Drone On (Part 1)
by Ben Lambert, Culture Editor on March 21, 2007 in Culture
This is part one of a two-part article on drone music. I’m serious.
Why Canada Must Go To Iraq
by Thomas Park on March 21, 2007 in Opinion
Iraq is in turmoil. The dream of the war’s architects has come to a halt as daily explosions rock major Iraqi cities. In lieu of a democracy, a chaotic society of Hobbesian proportions has begun to take root, with one study concluding that more than 100,000 Iraqis have been killed since 2003. Major coalition members such as Britain and Italy have begun to consider apullout of their troops. The surge has begun but the prospects of success are uncertain. Even ardent backers of the war, such as Francis Fukuyama and Fareed Zakaria, have retracted their support and called the occupation of Iraq a complete failure. Read more
Get Up Off Your Knees
by Cody Keenan, Opinions Editor on March 4, 2007 in Opinion
Anyone who’s known me for much of the past decade would be surprised to find that I was a devout Christian in high school. One night a week and five weekends a year, I joined my peers in lifting hands and eyes heavenward in praise and song. I tried to bring in as many classmates as I could. I taught church school, I read the Bible cover to cover, and I twice delivered the sermon at my church preaching the message of spreading Jesus’ love.
But somewhere along the way, I got lost. Or rather, religion lost me.
