Jacque Feldman
Jacque Feldman
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I came, I saw, I WWOOFed
It was with the click of a button this spring that I signed up to WWOOF, the World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. I put a summer internship on hold, read host lists obsessively instead of studying for finals, and set about planning the six-week trip that would take me milking, weeding, and painting across the South of France.
Feldman: The omnivore’s discussion
I am not in the habit of keeping abreast of politics. I have friends who are. They probably want to grab and shake me, to point and say, “Look at this,” or “Listen to this.” The way they feel about politics is the way I feel about where food comes from. And so I found Jonathan Safran Foer’s talk this Friday, to an audience of Yalies and members of the New Haven community, a breath of fresh air.
Themes of a Third-Grade Diary
Backpage
The following excerpts, originally recorded in light blue, “Milky” brand gel pen, have been taken directly from the diary of the author as an eight- and nine-year-old.
Backpage - She's Just Not That into You
After a special trip to see He’s Just Not That Into You on opening night, your Girl Guides decide that male Yale needs its own edition of the self-help book on which that sure-to-be blockbuster is based. Let’s reflect: Are you reeling in the girls? Are you reeling in even one girl? Are you more pathetic than that guy vomiting outside Toad’s? Probably. Because all your questions can be answered by our new favorite statement of fact: She’s just not that into you. Sorry, boys.
Around Elm City - Plan B
Around Elm City - Plan B
Profile - Zonana's Defense
The insanity plea is more than a television stunt or a cheap tactic for defense lawyers. Dr. Howard Zonana, one of the country’s leading forensic psychiatrists, discusses the complex intersection between mental health and crime.