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...Adamsian who's tired of seeing your House library overflowing with refugees? A Winthropian who doesn't bother to learn the hours for your House library because chances are it's closed anyway? If so, you're in luck: Harvard has other lovely study spaces. You don't have to stay in your dimly lit walk-through to throw yourself into Foucalt or drill Latin verbs. Although many reading rooms are open only during the day--unfortunate timing for procrastinators and FlyBy reporters--if you're the type who studies when the sun is still up, these locales are perfect...
...palatial penthouse suite atop New Quincy, complete with a Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington, RockBand, and a deck that spans half the length of the building, offering views of Cambridge and Boston only rivaled by Mather Tower. A true opiate of the masses—all Adamsian jealousy seeps from your mind upon experiencing the master suite...
Beginning at around 6 p.m., proud Adams resident and FM columnist Vinnie Chiappini clambered into a turquoise lifeguard chair and heckled mercilessly into his megaphone at non-residents from his perch. Those denied swipe access were given mere seconds to scan the dining hall for a friendly Adamsian face before Chiappini and his helpers broke into a rousing chorus of a hearty tune as the meek freshman or quadling slunk away in red-faced shame...
...vigilant rivals. We invalidated dozens of duplicate Leverett House accounts and unsubscribed more than 100 Adams House residents who had been signed up on a single computer—without their permission. “I did not sign up for whatever this is,” wrote one Adamsian. “If someone else is messing with my name/account that is very very very uncool.” Another wrote: “I did NOT sign up for Risk. Please take me off any e-mail list...
...this movie; it’s fun and funny, both for those familiar with the Universe according to Douglas Adams and those who are not. For those who are, just don’t expect it to be overly faithful to the original Adamsian atmosphere of the radioplay and novels. Adaptation is a hard game to play and its products often differ radically from the original. In the case of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide,” the shift from novel to movie has left the narrative fairly well intact, but the style and tone...