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The Burning of Las Fallas

We met at a nightclub called Doblón on March 11, fewer than 12 hours after an international terrorist organization bombed four train stations in Madrid. That afternoon we had each joined thousands of Spanish protestors in the plazas with white-painted … Read More

by Elizabeth Landau on May 18, 2006March 17, 2013

Passing Over Passover, Again

As I plopped down my pasta-covered plate between three matzo-munching members of my eating club on Sunday, I braced myself for public humiliation. “Someone broke early!” one of them announced, pointing to my oozing manicotti. “Yeah, yeah,” I said, lightly … Read More

by Elizabeth Landau on April 19, 2006March 17, 2013

Discovering My Duende

As I sit here with a dirty flamenco dress I haven’t worn since April 2004, I subscribe to the city’s motto “NoDo.” The acronym stands for “Sevilla no me ha dejado,” meaning “Sevilla has not left me.” I don’t know when I will physically go back to Sevilla, but the splotches on my skirt tell me the memories will never wash away.

by Elizabeth Landau on April 5, 2006March 17, 2013

Family Affairs

The incest taboo is something anthropologists have grappled with for ages. Besides the negative biological consequences of mating with your close relative, there seems to be a need for a differentiation of social roles of familial relations and lovers. Getting … Read More

by Elizabeth Landau on March 8, 2006March 17, 2013

The Reappearance of Simple Words

La Rambla of Barcelona is like a mile-long circus. Thousands of people speaking 20 different languages come and go on the promenade at all hours of the day, stopping to admire street performers dressed as mermaids, Roman statues, and harlequins … Read More

by Elizabeth Landau on December 7, 2005March 17, 2013

Buff Men of the Ivory Tower

It’s Thursday at noon in Dillon Gym, and the Stephens Fitness Center sweats with the heat of Princeton’s faculty and staff. Let’s sit down with some of them and see how they stay in such good shape.

by Elizabeth Landau on October 19, 2005March 17, 2013

Passing Over Passover

“Passover is passé,” my father said from the passenger seat of my mother’s car. “People don’t have Seders anymore.” “Passover must come from the same word as passé,” my mother concurred. In the backseat, I wasn’t sure about the word’s … Read More

by Elizabeth Landau on May 4, 2005March 17, 2013

The Not So Rinky Dinky

With a mere 2.7 miles of track, the Dinky is the shortest regularly scheduled passenger route in the USA. The two-car train has 117 seats and carries some 1860 riders a day.

by Elizabeth Landau on April 13, 2005March 17, 2013

Untying the Knots

Everyone seems to at least know of John Mangual, especially former residents of Mathey College and current members of Terrace. He has a way of striking up unique conversations, pointing out unusual details of situations, and smiling with a friendly glow.

by Elizabeth Landau on March 30, 2005March 17, 2013

What’s Your Professor Listening To?

In their own words, straight from their CD players to your ears, here are some Princeton professors’ current favorite artists and albums: SEAN WILENTZ, Grammy-nominee, Bob Dylan’s butt-buddy, AMS & HIS Departments The rough mix to Shannon McNalley’s new album, … Read More

by Elizabeth Landau on February 9, 2005March 17, 2013

Quaker Motes

“That child is getting a synagogue confirmation as sure as I’m standing here,” Joe told his wife.

by Elizabeth Landau on December 1, 2004March 17, 2013

Sex in all Shapes and Sizes

Is masturbation sinful? Do women have different kinds of orgasms, depending on whether the clitoris or the vagina is stimulated?

by Elizabeth Landau on November 17, 2004March 17, 2013


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