Dayo Olopade
Dayo Olopade
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What to Expect When You’re Not Expecting
The birth control pill: countless women around the world use it, but do they fully understand it? One writer delves into the effects — and side-effects — of hormonal contraception.
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In 1908, H.L. Mencken declared, "Nine-tenths of our readers of books are women and nine-tenths of our women get their literary standards from the Ladies Home Journal." Mencken may have been onto something. Women read more than men. They buy more books...
My take: We've been Condoleezza-boozled
Is Condoleezza Rice really a black woman? While she may appear on the outside to share the color and therefore sentiments of black people, actions speak louder than both words and skin. Her grand ascent to the highest national office ever held by a...
Europe's 'statement' is Darfur's downfall
As a vulture patiently waits, a young Sudanese boy drags himself toward a refugee camp a kilometer away. Kevin Carter, recipient of the 1994 Pulitzer Prize, took a photo of this scene three months before killing himself. Such is the grief of practicing...
Skrovan '79 tells of path from college to sitcoms
For a man who once wrote a show about nothing, Steven Skrovan '79 has made something of himself in the world of comedic screenwriting. Skrovan, former member of the "Seinfeld" writing team and current executive producer of CBS's popular sitcom...
State of Union apathy shows change needed
To all who tuned into George W. Bush's State of the Union address last week, I am so, so sorry. But are you sure you deserved better? A column that ran in Friday's paper ("A review of the dismal State of the Union," 1/23) had several important...
Gallery celebrates Damora ARC '53
At an exhibit at the School of Architecture, photographs, striking in their size and realistic qualities, help explain the evolution of modern architecture throughout the 20th century. About 100 people attended a reception yesterday evening...
Mozes presents documentary about youth culture in Israel
Model examines the effect of Intifada on young Israelis
Israeli actress, model and activist Grace Mozes wants her fellow Israeli youth to keep on dancing. Mozes showed her documentary film -- titled "Keep on Dancing" -- which is centered on the effects of the Intifada on youth culture in Israel, to about...
Ellroy thrills listeners with insider writing tips
"Peepers, prowlers, pederasts, panty-sniffers, punks, and pimps -- hello." So began the short talk that novelist James Ellroy, author of "L.A. Confidential," gave at the Yale Bookstore Friday, as he answered questions and signed copies of his 1987...
Police talk burglary prevention
In a citywide educational crime prevention program launched Wednesday evening, New Haven police officials presented tips to local residents on how to avoid becoming a victim of burglary. Over the next 16 days, Sergeant Joe Avery, a crime prevention...