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...division of IM teams into levels based on athletic ability makes them seem even more like regular organized sports teams. In an activity that is supposed to bring together people from different backgrounds sharing the same residence, classifying players as rank A, B, or C is a regression to the athletic culture that reigned in high school. And, because people don’t want to embarrass themselves, they commit to a lower skill-level team, creating more anxiety and self-consciousness than fun and spontaneity...
...limited to those conventions particularly because of Auden’s poetry,” she said. “They never say anything that sounds generic. Everything they say is interesting.”The basic plot line traces the downfall of the protagonist Tom Rakewell (James B. Onstad ’09), who leaves his sweetheart, Anne Trulove (Eva E.M. Schlitz ’09), and the comforts of the quiet countryside behind for the alluring delights and debauchery of London after coming into an unexpected inheritance. A mysterious character by the name of Nick Shadow (Davone...
...emotionally candid performance. “Notorious” spends a substantial slice of its running time as a romantic dramedy. After fathering a daughter with his high school girlfriend, Wallace had a lengthy relationship with fiery rapper Lil’ Kim (Naturi Naughton) and subsequently married agreeable R&B singer Faith Evans (Antonique Smith). Both actresses do a decent job of playing archetypal strong women, but the characters never evolve. Same goes for Tupac Shakur (Anthony Mackie) as a jive-talking cipher and Sean Combs (Derek Luke), who isn’t puffy so much as a plain, humorless...
...thought he was really relevant to us as students—he’s one of the few people in Hollywood who hasn’t sacrificed his education for his career,” said Hasty Pudding Theatricals Press and Publicity Manager Talisa B. Friedman ’10. Franco graduated from UCLA this spring with a degree in English and is currently working toward an MFA at Columbia University. Hasty Pudding producers Pierce E. Tria ’10 and Charlotte E. Twaalfhoven ’10 will roast Franco at New College Theatre Friday evening before...
...despite the dimming lights, the Harvard presence in Hollywood continues to grow. “Now more than ever,” Lewy said, “Hollywood is not the fringe direction for Harvard graduates that it was 20 years ago.” —Anita B. Hofschneider contributed to the reporting of this story. —Staff writer Madeleine M. Schwartz can be reached at mschwart@fas.harvard.edu...