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Eternal Snobbery of the Sophist Mind

Every so often, film critics fall in love with a star. Often, a great actor catches their eyes, but in the case of screenwriter Charlie Kauffman ("Adaptation," "Being John Malcovich," and, most recently, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"), it is words on a page, not the smile on a face, that have captured the imagination of the cinematic intelligentsia.

NEWS | 04/07/2004

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Satyal '02 moonlights as NYC cabaret singer

Perhaps unconsciously, Rakesh Satyal '02 defines his life in terms of the music that drives it. Finding the perfect partner with whom he would create a cabaret act required luck and a "synthesis of musical interests." He speaks of the "rhythm of working" in New York, of the need to balance his day job as a publisher at Random House and his nightlife as a cabaret singer.

NEWS | 03/31/2004

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The Dream Doctor is on the air

While many people spend their lives chasing their dreams, Charles McPhee '85 has spent his life studying them.Following in the footsteps of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, McPhee has been working to bring the study of dreams into the 21st century.During his college days, as a novice, McPhee would interpret his roommates' dreams.

NEWS | 03/31/2004

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Bringing the epic home

This year marks the hundredth anniversary of Bloomsday, the epic, heroic and ordinary day described in the landmark modernist novel "Ulysses," written by James Joyce ? and published by Sylvia Beach.In fact, it might be more accurate to say "nurtured by Sylvia Beach" because Beach was far more than a publisher to the circle of expatriate writers and artists living in Paris in the 1920's and far, far more than a publisher to Joyce.

NEWS | 03/31/2004

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Christian Science Reading Room is Nassau's quiet sanctuary

How many students actually visit the Christian Science Reading Room on Nassau Street? Mary Ellen Schott, the reading room's librarian, hesitated for a moment before answering in a soft voice."Well, a girl came by who was writing a paper on Christian radio shows for one of her classes," she said.Even though it doesn't seem to draw crowds, the reading room is located in a well-trafficked area, across the street from Thomas Sweet, a few doors down from CVS Pharmacy and right next door to Princeton Wine and Liquor.In some ways, the two neighbors aren't so different.

NEWS | 03/24/2004

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Naacho presents 'Ishq' choreographed with 'love' this weekend at Frist Theatre

Vibrant costumes will twirl, joyful music will play and 72 eager feet will dance on the stage of Frist Campus Center's Film and Performance Theatre from Thursday through Saturday as Naacho presents their second show, "Ishq." Naacho (Hindi for "Let's Dance") is Princeton's free-spirited Indian dance troupe, and "Ishq" is a Hindi word meaning "Love."I arrived at a rehearsal for the show just in time to watch a run-through of the final company piece.

NEWS | 03/24/2004