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...advice for young writers, the authors shared essentially the same stance: read a lot and keep writing. But they urged caution, as well. “Look into other careers,” Shepard said. “Consider carefully what your mother says, and have a backup...

Author: By Denise J. Xu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: King Tackles Short Fiction | 10/19/2007 | See Source »

...stares forlornly at a stack of pancakes while holding the child, who is still unmoving. You watch as precious moments of your life pass by. Unfortunately, the action taking place doesn’t live up to the promise of Brock’s riveting vocals and the backup vocals, which combine to mourn the loss of the song’s unnamed “you.” The arrangement is classic Modest Mouse, weaving an inexplicably entrancing melody out of synthesizer, keyboard, guitar, and muted percussion lines. The abrupt revelation of the video leaves the viewer confused?...

Author: By Denise J. Xu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: Modest Mouse, "Little Motel" | 10/19/2007 | See Source »

...squad’s backup runner, Ricardo Galvez, playing only in garbage time, has more rushing yards than anyone on Harvard, Princeton, or Brown. Matt Polhemus, Eli’s senior quarterback, is throwing only 17 times a game, down from roughly 21 attempts per contest last season. Head coach Jack Siedlecki is going with what’s working, and that’s a heavy dose of superlative tailback Mike McLeod, who has amassed 719 yards and 13 touchdowns through four weeks...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AROUND THE IVIES: Strong Offenses Showcase The Run | 10/11/2007 | See Source »

...longer be enough for conservationists to simply protect nature. They might have to start improving on it. "The best thing that conservationists can do is to better design the protected areas," says Teferi. During a very dry dry season, that could mean having an area of backup grass that's opened to the wildlife only if they absolutely need it. Or, in a very wet wet season, creating an alternative migration route across a shallower part of the river. "That way, if one area is badly affected, animals have the opportunity to move to another area," says Teferi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Global Warming: Bad News for Gnus | 10/9/2007 | See Source »

...This is not a normal backup quarterback coming in to play,” Mazza said...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Looks For Big Win Over Big Red | 10/4/2007 | See Source »

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