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...Princess and the Frog for having a black heroine but laments that she doesn't wind up with a black prince: "Black woman can't even have a black man in animation!") After the curtain call, he spends another 15 minutes talking to the crowd, explaining the background of the show (he wrote it after the death of his mother last year), making a pitch for Haiti relief and urging fans to see his next movie, for which he shows a trailer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tyler Perry's Big Happy Family | 2/22/2010 | See Source »

Mangan had been lurking in the background the past two weekends while her freshmen teammates Alena Tofte and Esther Kennedy garnered attention, but the Williams course suited the senior’s 5’9’’ stature...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Women’s Nordic Team Leads Crimson Effort | 2/22/2010 | See Source »

...Muenster cheeseburger and a glass of skim milk. That's way before your time, though. I remember a couple of years ago, Skip Gates called me and asked me to change his menu item from a chicken sandwich to a hamburger. I heard a lot of noise in the background, so I asked him, 'Skip, where are you calling me from?' He was calling me from the hospital—he had just gotten hip replacement surgery...

Author: By George T. Fournier, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bartley's Marks Its 50th Year | 2/21/2010 | See Source »

This is the perfect class for those looking to dive into something new. Designed to appeal to those with no prior background in Chinese cinema, the course will illuminate new ideas in a fun and film-tastic way. | T., Th. 1. Link...

Author: By Sophie T. Bearman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Drop It Like It's Hot! | 2/21/2010 | See Source »

Mount has a background in both academia and developmental psychology. After working in a Harvard lab researching infant cognition and learning in early development, she earned a doctorate from the Graduate School of Education. She then taught developmental psychology at Wheelock College, where she also served as associate dean of graduate programs, before returning to Harvard as director of GSAS and Ph.D. advising...

Author: By Jillian K. Kushner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Robin Mount Takes Charge of New Office | 2/18/2010 | See Source »

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