Nathan Harden
Nathan Harden
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Harden: Stern offers elegance over absurdity
Yale students of the future have cause to smile now that Robert A. M. Stern ARC ’65, dean of Yale’s School of Architecture, has been selected as the architect for Yale’s two new residential colleges.
Increasing student body dilutes current resources
Despite the administration’s assurances that no final decision has been made, it is clear to me that the new colleges will be built, barring some sudden groundswell of disapproval on campus.
Beirut: One dude, many instruments
Two years ago, accordions and trombones in hand, Beirut introduced the world to a new sub-sub-genre: American gypsy folk pop. This week, the band released their second full-length album, “The Flying Club Cup” — actually their fifth release (including three EPs) in just a year and a half. But the term “band” must be applied loosely in this case, since Beirut is among the new species of “bands” that are nothing more than one guy who hires other people to tour and record, a la Dashbo
Springsteen’s “Magic” matters
Springsteen’s last two records have been somber, stripped-down, acoustic works, but “Magic” marks a return to the straight-ahead, up-tempo rock ‘n’ roll upon which Springsteen built his career.