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...counted against him was his extraordinary productivity. He saw himself as more an artisan than an artist, and he produced nearly a book a year for much of his life - not just novels but short stories, book reviews, memoir and art criticism. His relentless curiosity sometimes led him to attempt experiments that were beyond his range: science fiction in Toward the End of Time, for example, and a retelling of the Hamlet story in Gertrude and Claudius. But at his very best, as in the Rabbit novels - two of which won Pulitzer Prizes - or his 1968 shocker, Couples, in which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Updike, Literary Heavyweight | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

...been mired in an eight-game losing streak, forward Alex Barnett poured in 30 points to lead the Big Green. During the decisive overtime period, Barnett scored six of his team’s 13 points and also added a crucial steal that stopped Harvard’s comeback attempt. In the teams’ last matchup, when Harvard won at Dartmouth 63-62, Barnett was held to only nine points...

Author: By Lucas A. Paul, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Upset by Dartmouth in Overtime Loss | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

With six minutes left in the first half, Lin chased down Dartmouth’s Marlon Sanders, who was streaking on a breakaway, and swatted Sanders’ layup attempt away...

Author: By Lucas A. Paul, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Upset by Dartmouth in Overtime Loss | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

...wide plan” marks an early attempt by Faculty administrators to begin turning localized feedback from individual units within FAS into a more generalized scheme for cutbacks that will show for the first time how departmental priorities fit into the Faculty’s larger budgeting plan...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: FAS To Announce Plan for Budget Cuts | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

...practiced law for 44 years," Genson said to reporters. "I never require a client to do what I say, but I do require clients to listen to what I say." Among other things, Genson said he wasn't being included in key decisions on whether to file suit to attempt to block the impeachment trial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Blagojevich Circus Comes to the State Senate | 1/26/2009 | See Source »

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