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...turned The Day the Earth Stood Still on its head and what's falling out of its pockets in that upended state is a stream of junk. It does not have the charm of what little boys sometimes carry around with them, but rather the nasty glitter of inept box office calculation. I suppose that doesn't make a lot of difference - the tradition of stupid remakes is a long and undistinguished one. But some of us do have good movie memories and strong affection for the indelible impressions left on us by the populist triumphs of the past...
...There’s only so much non-alcoholic purchases at a party,” he said. For her part, Flores wants to increase the scope of the Student Events Fund to “help student groups defray costs associated with ticketing at the Harvard Box Office,” according to her Web site. No matter what happens, candidates will likely face a limited budget given that many of Harvard’s schools have been making cuts following the University’s $8 billion in endowment losses...
Holy Relics? Your "letter box" article mentions an ongoing effort to prove the existence of Jesus [Nov 24]. But the issue of whether Jesus was a real person has rarely been seriously challenged in modern times; instead what has been in constant debate is whether what we "know" about him from the Scriptures bears much resemblance to the truth, or whether the New Testament story is mostly a fabrication created by the early Church. Believers' fascination with relics might make for an interesting study in human nature, but - another discovery of Dead Sea Scrolls significance excepted - relics cannot shed much...
Harvard wasn’t lacking offensive firepower in Saturday night’s gamed—it outshot the Sioux 36 to 26—nor was the team spending too much time in the penalty box (North Dakota committed nine penalties to the Crimson’s four). From what I could see, Harvard was simply unable to hold...
...This out-of-the-box idea is one of four projects that received $100,000 through the Grand Challenges Exploration Initiative, a project backed by the Gates Foundation...