Summer Reading: 'A Little History of the World'
This summer, I read a book that taught me about everything, ever.
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This summer, I read a book that taught me about everything, ever.
While interning at the corporate headquarters of a media company this summer, I finally read Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In” (only a year after everyone else who cared had read it). At this point, I could tell you I read the last page, set aside my Kindle and vowed to apply Sandberg’s teachings at work, but I would be lying. I was doing a pretty good job of saying yes to all the interesting, challenging projects my supervisors were offering me. I didn’t have children at home to complicate my considerations of a work-life balance — considerations rendered mostly irrelevant by the fact that interns weren’t allowed to work more than 40 hours a week anyway. However, the debates surrounding her book spurred me to dive in.
This summer I spent most of my time taking a global seminar in Greece, and, as you might guess, I didn’t have much time for recreational reading. It was in those quiet weeks between finals and awaiting my flight that I read my favorite book of the summer — “Paradise,” by Donald Barthelme. The book is kind of dark. But compared with my other summer reads — “The Long Goodbye,” Raymond Chandler’s culminating private detective novel in which protagonist Marlowe loses the love of his life, his colleague and his best friend; “Athens, Still Remains,” Jacques Derrida’s meditation on death and photography; and the self-explanatory Dashiell Hammett novella “Woman in the Dark” — “Paradise” is a whimsical stroll down Prospect Avenue.
“Girl With a Pearl Earring: A Servant’s Life, a Master’s Obsession, a Matter of Honour” is Tracy Chevalier’s fictional recreation of the story behind Jan Vermeer’s famous painting. The main character, Griet, lives in 17th-century Delft, Netherlands. As Vermeer’s maid, Griet’s tasks include mixing his paints and modeling for him after he becomes aware of her interest in his paintings and her striking appearance. Although he maintains emotional distance from Griet, Vermeer is obsessed by her complex innocence. Even at the novel’s close, Vermeer’s fascination with Griet does not end and the story quite vividly lives on in Vermeer’s painting, now associated with Chevalier’s narrative.
Idon’t know that I will ever encounter a dessert more controversial than the cupcake. I don’t consider myself a cupcake aficionado, but the amount of debate the tiny frosted bits of cake can evoke fascinates me. About a year ago, I happened upon an angry tirade eviscerating the cupcake as the enemy of feminism and calling for its demise, as it would be a “victory for womankind.” The article stuck with me for no apparent reason, and the cultural obsession with the cupcake took over a permanent but dormant part of my brain. When I happened across David Sax’s “The Tastemakers: Why We’re Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed Up with Fondue,” the cupcake on the cover reawakened my intrigue, and his promise for answers cemented my decision to read the book.
“Ok!Is everybody ready? Let’s go,” a young female instructor yelled out from the front of the room.
The Princeton Garden Theatre got a makeover this past summer — the walls are bluer, the concession stand is bigger and the ceilings are cleaner. The latest renovation is the result of a change in management of the historic 380-seat theater.
Panel: Politics at Princeton
Dear Sexpert,
Tobe awake and functional,7:30 a.m.is an impossibly early time. Fortunately for me, though, living right next to a dining hall means that every morning at6:37, delivery trucks jolt me into consciousness, leaving no choice in the matter.This Tuesday, it also happened to be raining, and I had left the windows open, so nature seemed really resistant to the idea of my sleeping in. Thankfully, it’s Campus Rec’s free fitness week at Dillon Gymnasium, and they had the perfect class for me — Wake Up! everyTuesdayand Thursday at 7:30 a.m. with Coe.
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Break ScienceTeebsTerrace ClubOpening up for Break Science is wonky trance artist Teebs. Straight out of Chino Hills, Calif., Teebs will bring a dreamy, SoCal vibe perfect for basking in the lawn of Terrace. Break Science begs quite a few questions, primarily stemming from their name. Is it an imperative commanding their audience to break science? Does it imply that science is broken? Does the electronic music duo explore the science of spring break? Find out for yourself by venturing off of Prospect and into Terrace —the strongest bastion of live music on campus. If you’re looking for a break from some country cover bands, Break Science is the answer.YouTube It: “Brain Reaction”, “Nasty”, “Moments”
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