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...Crimson’s got spunk galore. Displaying everything from tattoos to war wounds, the fencers boast a family-style relationship in which each is driven to perfection by the others...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MAD ABOUT YOU: Women’s Fencing on Fire...Again | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

...million), I’d be troubled by the Arab movies I saw on television, one charging the Jews with world conspiracy, the other showing a cabal of Orthodox Jews slitting the throat of an Arab boy, pouring his blood into a basin, and making Passover matzah that they boast tastes much better than the ordinary kind. Why does our media repeat and recreate these anti-Semitic images, even as we object to anything that touches Muslim honor? Why are we fed this scummy hatred of Jews instead of being encouraged to visit Israel and to study Hebrew?And then...

Author: By Ruth R. Wisse | Title: How Much Land is Enough? | 12/3/2007 | See Source »

...Harvard women’s hockey team used a pair of games against ECAC also-rans this weekend to polish its perfect record, now a nation’s best 9-0-0.The last Crimson team to boast such a spotless record was the 2003-04 squad, which was undefeated through its first 11 games.“There are a lot of things that are special about this team,” tri-captain Caitlin Cahow said. “One is that we really have a good time together...when you care about the person sitting next...

Author: By Rebecca A. Compton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hockey Continues Perfect Season | 12/2/2007 | See Source »

...that the record is a total failure. The band’s more zealous supporters will hail the album as yet another strong showing from the godfathers of modern dance music. Each track is a unique, vaguely interesting foray into synthesizers and beats—some even boast the accompaniment of Midas-touch producer Timbaland and pop-castrato Justin Timberlake. If the record ever makes it to the DJ booth, there will be a few intoxicated enough to dance to these songs, at least until they realize they’re not hearing Soulja Boy. That moment, however, will...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Duran Duran | 11/30/2007 | See Source »

...gargantuan Los Angeles, it’s not a hub of debauchery like Las Vegas, and it never experienced the height of Grunge like Seattle. But now indie-folk group Blitzen Trapper is here to help define Portland with something else it’s never been able to boast: a country twang. Officially formed in 2000, Blitzen Trapper is led by Eric Earley (vocals/guitar) and five other scruffy, music-making characters. Blitzen Trapper gives off a mellow, earnest vibe, even if they’re making country rock in a northern city. They don’t appear...

Author: By Alexa D West, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: Blitzen Trapper | 11/30/2007 | See Source »

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