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...only in the back-issue bins. But Watchmen soon attained the status of legend and literature; in 2005, TIME cited it as one of the 100 best novels since 1923. (See page 54 for our book critic's take on the film adaptation.) And it continues to expand its base. Last fall Gibbons put out the latte-table book Watching the Watchmen. The story is also available on DVD in "moving comic" form--very limited animation of the drawings, with a narrator reading the text--that runs about twice the length of the 2-hr. 40-min. Snyder version. (Read...
...online diatribe by James Scurlock that recently appeared on the website the Big Money accused Orman of giving bad advice. The piece generated a flurry of attention, mostly among Orman defenders, who accused the author of twisting the facts. Orman said she was unperturbed. "When somebody is that off base and obviously so self-serving, I don't even let it bother me, because any intelligent person who reads it knows that he is doing it for the sensation of doing it," she said...
Harvard baseball coach Joe Walsh will have some difficult roster decisions to make this spring, especially when it comes to who’s providing pop in the middle of the order.With strong competition at first base, this power position may create one of the most challenging choices, but junior Andrew Prince is ready to take on the responsibility.The left-handed Bay Area native—a life-long Giants fan—evokes San Francisco’s most famous slugger as a hulking presence with a little swagger. Still, the junior corner infielder has not made the impact...
...punch in the middle of the order. Senior left fielder Matt Rogers—when he’s on—provides an enticing package of power and speed, and senior second baseman Taylor Meehan rounds out the veteran leadership. Less settled is the situation at first base, where there’s a logjam for the second year in a row. Several players are hoping to establish themselves as viable offensive options and win the starting job.“I think we’re going to have veterans in the middle of the lineup that have...
...plays second base, shortstop, third, pitches, plays outfield,” captain Harry Douglas lists. “Coach had him throw a bullpen [session] the other day because he has a really strong...