Building Hamlet: Behind the Scenes at Yale Rep (pt.7)
March 18, 2013

​Have you ever wondered exactly what happens to the actors when they go through a hole in the floor? Well: they go into a padded cell that is bigger than my apartment. Now that we're finally in previews, read on for a backstage tour conducted during "tech," our final push before performances.

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Disenturbulate Your Overt: Lawrence Wright and Scientology's Prison of Language
March 18, 2013

From revelations that L. Ron Hubbard personally did the hair and makeup of his hot-pansted teenage bodyguards to a description of Tom Cruise sitting in a Home Depot parking lot guessing at the emotional state of total strangers, Going Clear is a fascinating read. But Wright's achievement goes far beyond (admittedly excellent) gossip: he breaks down the organization's spectacularly empty linguistic structure to show us Scientology's beautiful, vacant house from the inside out.

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What Happens When Smith Girls "Lean In"?
March 18, 2013

What happens when you invite a bunch of recent Smith grads—a population inherently very well-educated in feminism by virtue of its schooling—to a Lean In? Is Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In even for us? Who is it for, then? How does a Lean In Circle work, practically? On a mild Sunday in March, we attempt to find out.

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