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...problems likely stem from the stage-to-screen transplant. The strictly color-coded groups of students are carelessly presented in the film, but would have more easily emerged as symbolic in a play. The coordinated yells of the supposedly riotous crowd sound more like the choreographed gangs of Bob Fosse than the visceral mobs of Spike Lee.A twist concerning the culprit of the original threats offers an interesting initial shock, but the lack of satisfying explanation renders it irrelevant to the movie’s larger message. A student forms a new discussion group—supposedly a symbol...

Author: By Charleton A. Lamb, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Spinning Into Butter | 3/20/2009 | See Source »

...just under five feet tall, with a head of two-toned—red and white—hair shaped in a severe, down-to-business bob, and a raspy voice characteristic of the French, Agnès Varda is impossible to miss. Besides the fact that she is essentially the only famous female filmmaker to have emerged during the French New Wave in the 1960s—an aesthetic turning point in the history of film when naturalistic settings and real-life plot lines challenged traditional, cheesy Hollywood conventions—Varda is a powerhouse.Varda was celebrated...

Author: By Mia P. Walker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Varda Brings Life to Oeuvres | 3/20/2009 | See Source »

...Club Passim—the legendary Harvard Square venue has begun serving beer and wine, breaking its dry spell for the first time since its founding in 1958. The historic 47 Palmer Street establishment—which has served as a stepping stone to many music legends, including Bob Dylan and Joan Baez—served its first beer last Friday. Managers said that the decision took into consideration both the organization’s current financial straits and the repeated requests by customers for a wider range of beverages. According to Passim’s public relations coordinator Susan...

Author: By Liyun Jin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Passim Begins to Serve Alcohol | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

...balance this looks like a generous plan for many taxpayers," said Bob Goldstein, a senior tax consultant at Marks Paneth & Shron, New York. "It looks like an easy way for the IRS to handle this, but some things will be given up," Goldstein said. Those include, he says, the right to recovery by mitigation ("mitigating" or amending closed returns), claim of rights (a tax credit equal to taxes paid on Ponzi income to original investment), and amending returns based solely on phantom income (removing Ponzi or phantom income going back three years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRS Reveals Tax Guidelines for Ponzi Victims | 3/17/2009 | See Source »

...individual insurance market, where it is difficult for many to find the coverage they need at a price they can afford. What's more, their bill can boast something no other plan has at this point: bipartisan support. In the Senate, Wyden's Republican co-sponsors include Utah's Bob Bennett, Idaho's Mike Crapo, South Carolina's Lindsey Graham and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, a member of the GOP Senate leadership...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Two Dems Want to Scrap Employer Health Care | 3/16/2009 | See Source »

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