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Perry doesn't need outside directors, writers or big-name co-stars; he can do box office all by himself. Made on the cheap at his studio in Atlanta, his raucous, down-home, Christian-tinged comedy-dramas bring out imposing masses of African Americans - the largest niche audience in the country. This was his third highest opening weekend, behind two movies that featured his tart-talking drag grandma in the title: Madea's Family Reunion and Madea Goes to Jail, which respectively grossed $63.3 million and $90.5 million. By doing the Lord's work with a touch of sass, Perry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Box-Office Weekend: Tyler Perry's Bad Does Good | 9/13/2009 | See Source »

...this month, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Information Technology will pull the plug on dial-up Internet, a fitting death knell for an outdated technology. Though around 15 percent of Americans continue to use phone lines and chattering modems to bring e-mail and the World Wide Web into their homes, the era of dial-up is long gone. Its reign as the Internet conduit for the masses was, like most technologies in the Information Age, brief...

Author: By Adam R. Gold | Title: Building a Better Internet | 9/13/2009 | See Source »

...President Barack Obama has pledged to put broadband in every home through the use of tax credits. His plan stands in contrast to President George W. Bush’s deregulatory approach and harks back to the push to bring electricity and indoor plumbing to rural America in the mid-20th century. The goal is admirable, but may not yield much progress. Top ISPs have responded with a plan to simply redefine FCC’s definition broadband at a lower speed and introduce a three-tiered access system that could force consumers to pay more to receive the same...

Author: By Adam R. Gold | Title: Building a Better Internet | 9/13/2009 | See Source »

...going to come.” HOFSTRA 3, HARVARD 2 The Crimson showed new confidence on Sunday as the team went on the road to Hempstead, NY less than 48 hours after Friday’s disappointing final whistle.“Every game we are looking to bring this level, bring more intensity to our game, and I think Friday’s game we did a lot better in the second half,” said senior co-captain Gine Wideroff. “That was great for our confidence, we made long shots which is what...

Author: By Alex Sopko, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Suffers Losses to Long Beach State, Hofstra | 9/13/2009 | See Source »

...match was largely a war of attrition. A strong defensive effort by the Crimson’s back line ultimately gave Harvard the edge. Senior Kwaku Nyamekye, juniors Rob Millock and Jaren LaGreca, and sophomore Baba Omosegbon combined with sophomore goalie Austin Harms to shut down BU and bring home the win for the Crimson. “We were very solid on defense,” senior co-captain Andre Akpan said. “We gave [the Terriers] a couple of chances but nothing too serious—our back line was fantastic.” While...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Defense Denies Cross-Town Terriers in Crimson’s 1-0 Victory in Redemption Match | 9/13/2009 | See Source »

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