Esteemed as both a scholar and an activist, she’s spent nearly ninety years working for social justice, if you count her first few years, and I do: when she was four, she had a clear (and unpopular) position on the Soviet-Finnish war. She’s since revised it. Continuous rethinking—the mark of the true intellectual. Continue reading »
This heroic Brandeis professor explains how sexual-harassment law derives from civil-rights law: “There was the sense that, OK, now we’ve tackled one area of equality, we’ve prevailed to some extent, let’s build on it.” One right leads to another. Or used to. In ancient days. (Sigh.) Plus, the difference between baggage and luggage. Continue reading »
This animator did the launch season of MTV’s “Beavis and Butt-Head,” SNL’s “TV Funhouse,” the “Tek Jansen/Alpha Squad 7” series for Stephen Colbert and any number of TV commercials. No, not any number: 500. Or more. Probably more. And he’s written wonderful stuff for Print Magazine. Music: Walter Hawkes. Wednesday, May 25, 6:30 The Society … Continue reading »