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Common Spaces: Currier is chock full of secret rooms, comfy chairs, and plenty of places to lounge. Behind the dining hall is the Matthew Strominger Room; off the main hallway are the Bingham Living Room, the Poker Room, and the Treehouse, all of which can be reserved for events with very little hassle. Ping pong, air hockey, and pool are frequently played on the tables outside the d-hall. Many suites boast kitchens, and we must not forget the Fishbowl, a large multi-purpose room right at the entrance...
...original journalist-presenter format hijacked in 1958 when the whiskey-toting Rat Pack rushed the stage and took over the show, the break in levity this year came as something as a surprise. Political statements are associated more with the Academy Awards. Sure, funny things still happened. (Ryan Bingham completely missing his Best Song award while buying drinks at the bar comes to mind.) But the celebration's muted atmosphere was summed up by Jason Reitman's acceptance speech in which he discussed his Up in the Air star George Clooney, who will be hosting a Hope For Haiti telethon...
...make a movie about a person victimized by Big Tobacco is kind of the easy way. Whereas a lobbyist for Big Tobacco in Thank You for Smoking or a pregnant teenage girl in Juno or Ryan Bingham in Up in the Air--a guy who not only fires people for a living but also has made a very politicized decision to live alone--are certainly more interesting characters to humanize...
...worked closely with American Airlines on Up in the Air. Did they give you any Ryan Bingham--esque perks...
...other news, Peru is now suing Yale University for failing to return various artifacts taken from the Machu Picchu site years ago. It all started between 1911-15 when Hiram Bingham III (such a Yalie name) rediscovered the ancient city of Machu Picchu and began shipping things he found back to New Haven. Yale has now asked a court to dismiss the case based on a statute of limitations issue under Connecticut law, even though there is no such statute of limitations issue under Peruvian law. Again, such a Yalie move...