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Among the spate of new movies opening Friday, on what is shaping up to be an especially competitive weekend at theaters, is The Last Mimzy, a family fantasy film based on the popular short story "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" by Lewis Padgett. (The story is about a mysterious box of toys; the title is a line from Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky.") For New Line Cinema, the studio behind the project, the movie is also a family affair. Production President Toby Emmerich penned several early drafts of the screenplay and studio co-chairman Robert Shaye is both an executive producer...
...Thinking Outside the Box In his report on the Jesus tomb controversy [March 12], David Van Biema wrote that James Tabor's book The Jesus Dynasty "enmeshes a plausible story of early church strife in speculative material suggesting that Jesus had a human father." What is speculative about Jesus' having a human father? I find it much more speculative to suggest that a divine being impregnated a virgin girl. Perhaps the time will finally arrive when Christians accept the Bible for what it is: a series of allegories that aren't meant to be taken literally. Fred Green, MIAMI...
...graduation day, I have to go to New York very fast because that evening, I’m performing at the NYC Ballet in honor of Lincoln Kirstein. I’ll get my diploma, grab a box lunch, and head to New York. After that, I’ll dance for another year, and I’m running the arts festival and my school. I want to start bridging these worlds where I can use the skills and interests that have been awakened by my time here...
...janitor and snag some tees during the post-game cleanup. 7) Unleash your inner klepto and steal each house’s mascot costume. The bathroom in the Berg is located in the basement. Some quick costume changes, and sneaky table rotations should do the trick. 8) Steal a box of your house’s t-shirts. Initiate a post-soccer game style exchange aimed at upperclassmen whose current collection of house tees does not need expansion. 9) Forge a note from the Center for Health and Wellness saying that medical conditions necessitate you receive one t-shirt...
...campaign plans did not worry him because Felipe’s “doesn’t need promos” and has always simply relied on word of mouth and low prices to keep it in business. Qdoba is controlled by fast-food conglomerate Jack in the Box Inc., while Felipe’s is locally owned and operated—a fact that Brush says sets his eatery apart. But the question of whether this difference matters to the restaurants’ core clientele—the average Harvard student—still remains...