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...avid movie buff, I found the report on this summer's hot movies a breath of fresh air and a break from your more serious news stories. Even though some of the films are sequels or remakes of movies from decades ago, they promise to bring enjoyment to us moviegoers. Joseph P. Paris Rochester, New York...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 6/6/2005 | See Source »

Inside Bill's New Game Machine Being an avid gamer does not make you a freak [May 23]. Playing video games is far more involving than just passively watching TV. It is sadder to while away countless hours sitting through inane television programs than to play games. I hope your article will encourage the less open-minded to experiment with their imaginations a smidgen more. It is very important to emphasize up-and-coming forms of entertainment like enhanced video games, which for many add immeasurably to the quality of leisure activity. Paul S. Miller London "Out of the Xbox...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 6/6/2005 | See Source »

Stephen E. Banker ’55, who lived across the hall from Malkin in Wigglesworth freshman year and has remained in touch with Malkin since, remembers him as an avid golf player and an outgoing and congenial personality...

Author: By Sahil K. Mahtani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Exercising Harvard Pride: The Mogul Who Revamped the MAC | 6/6/2005 | See Source »

...like the idea that we don't know the people around us, what's going on in their heads," Delerm says. "We see two people across from each other or in a car or in a bed, and we don't know how the other feels." Delerm, an avid Cure and Divine Comedy fan, doesn't write in English, instead appropriating a phrase here and there to enrich his lyrics. "What interests me is the impact of certain expressions, and I just haven't mastered the language enough to do that," he admits. But he does hope to bring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's the Same Old Song | 6/5/2005 | See Source »

...Being an avid gamer does not make you a freak. Playing video games is far more involving than just passively watching...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 13, 2005 | 6/5/2005 | See Source »

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