In 1954, while on tour as an actor, Harold Pinter found himself at a grimy seaside boarding house in Eastbourne, England.
To avoid the deadly kiss of surface-to-air missiles, the twin-propellered Hercules aircraft conveying me to Baghdad in January 2004 spun in tight corkscrews as it came in to land.
"Diversity" is the University buzzword of the moment. Continually emphasized from the start of freshman orientation week, the University's desire for a mix of races on campus seems nothing short of admirable ? not to mention politically correct.
Hip-hop has become such a hulking presence in American popular culture that it is as much a political force as a style of music and dance.
French director and screenwriter Michel Gondry's name may be unfamiliar to most moviegoers, but his most famous work, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," is certainly well-known and well-loved.
My favorite things at Princeton are theme parties ? and I take them seriously. In fact, I've started dressing in theme regularly.
Most of the time, the word "race" is the precursor to an awkward pause. It takes a rare student like Lester Mackey '07 to get beyond that discomfort and delve into the meat of the issue.
As any facebook search can attest, after the 2004 release of Zach Braff's Garden State, it quickly became a college favorite.
In high school, many teenagers dream of the ultimate reward for their hard work: acceptance to the "perfect college." While Princeton, like all other schools, may not be "perfect," for most students here it is the realization of that adolescent dream.
Dear Sexpert,I'm gay, and want to come out to my roommate. I have come out to other people before, but I'm concerned about coming out to my roommate.
It is a miraculously beautiful morning in New York, one of those rare days when I feel like I might know what I'm doing.
When I sat down in Theatre Intime to see David Mamet's "Boston Marriage," I was baffled by the title.
In some ways, Princeton is a haven where the trials and tribulations of the outside world rarely touch us.
Alexander Pope released his magnum opus "An Essay on Criticism" at the tender age of 23.
I awoke last Saturday morning to tiny footsteps in the bedroom and, before I could think to be angry, the tinkling waltz of a music box and Amalya's equally tinkling voice: "Mom told me to wake you."It was raining as we drove to the service, which was held, as my adult cousin Nancy put it, "in a space we share with a church." Translated: a church.
1. Didn't we sleep together?2. Sorry, I haven't had the chance to Google you yet. (Said to Meg Whitman.)3.
Frosh Week conversations are always scintillating. Aside from where I live on campus, what I did over the summer and what classes I'm taking this semester, my personal favorite question is, "Where are you from?" My answer is usually greeted by a funny blend of bewilderment and shock."Guam?" they ask.
