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...keep HELEN MIRREN off the world stage. The Oscar-nominated actress, brave enough to go stark naked in Calendar Girls, was all set to visit Sudan's Darfur region this week to use her celebrity status to call attention to the genocide there. A surge in violence prompted Oxfam, the sponsor, to cancel the trip, but Mirren refused to make her exit. After a minor script adjustment, she is now headed to northern Uganda, another African hot spot, where 18 years of war have driven more than 1.6 million people from their homes, including some 20,000 children abducted...
...addition to putting the music library online, Director of the University Library Sidney Verba announced yesterday a new pilot collaboration with Google to digitize a significant number of HCL volumes in first steps toward a revolutionary new information search tool. This exciting endeavor marks a brave new era in HCL’s history. Harvard’s libraries are among the best in the world, and these new programs suggest they may soon be the most accessible as well...
...contorting his face and appearing horrified was funny time and time again. As the snooty, overbearing hotel manager who must have thrown his guests out of the hotel more than fifteen times, Duke performed with a panache which made his characterization inevitably charming. Two valiant cast members were brave enough to bare more than the rest for their roles—freshman Peter T. McGuire ’08 and Smith each attacked their duties with confident professionalism. McGuire conveys the character of a moody, jealous spouse with vigor and a sense of authenticity, while Smith was audacious and collected...
When the thermometer strikes bottom, Cambridge restaurants start heating up. If you can brave a five-minute walk across the Square—scarves and gloves encouraged—or a one-stop trip on the T, several local spots will provide tastier alternatives to HUDS meatloaf. In an effort to discourage the bah humbugs of wintry weather, FM has braved the elements to give you the low-down on affordable comfort food in the area. Button up your peacoat and get moving...
Think of it, our brave council companions could ensure that no pledge is too ambitious, too lofty, too divisive or simply impossible to achieve. Council campaigns would feel less and less like oversized high school elections and more like the legitimate campaigns for meaningful elected office that they really...