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...earlier, in the week's other landmark Internet ruling, a Philadelphia court blocked enforcement of the Child Online Protection Act, Congress's latest attempt to ban cybersmut. The law was intended, its backers say, to protect children from "teaser ads"--sexually explicit free samples that many porn sites offer before making users pay by credit card. But the court agreed with critics who said the measure would curb not only teasers but a wide range of less racy Internet speech directed at adults...
Peeling away the layers of mediahype, we come to the core of Valparaiso: a story about a man who, having a meaningless life with a largely negative impact on those around him turns to the media in an attempt at salvation. His wife, not strong enough to effect change for herself, jumps on board. Michael Majeski uses the media just as much as the media uses...
...that reject the status quo (and the everlurking ambert). Many students here unconsciously harbor a rebellious nature, even while dining on fine china and staring into the grave eyes of John Adams, Class of 1754 or Charles Eliot, Class of 1853. In this every-other-week column, I will attempt to revive and unearth this modicum of resistance, buried within even the most apathetic Harvard student grape-eater...
...students' confidence in their culturalidentity and the importance of learning aboutSouth Asia has given them the guts to make wavesat steadfast Harvard. The attempt to upset anddeconstruct Harvard's notion of the academic canon(as articulated by the course catalogue) relies onSASI members' confidence that learning about SouthAsia is an integral part of the liberal artseducation...
Dreamworks' first attempt at animation is a lavish spectacle. Yet, for an animated retelling of the Bible, the makers desperately needed a new approach. Instead, it stints on emotion for sheer eye candy. It doesn't help that they throw in famous voices (i.e.Sandra Bullock) that distract rather than involve. Dreamworks seems to be trying to out-Disney Disney (clearly a futile venture). But despite the overinflated approach, it's still a worthy effort. Some scenes (especially the Exodus) will take your breath away...