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...aftermath of Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl “slip” three years ago. It’s the reason why Howard Stern now resides rather peacefully on Sirius Satellite radio, free from the firestorm that followed him during his days on syndicated broadcast radio...
...Broadcast stations have other sources to thank for their perilous place in the media, too. As the prevalence of the iPod has increased, people have become ever-so dependent on their personal music-playing devices. The ability to carry one’s personal collection around, accessing old favorites and recently downloaded hits at the slight shift of a thumb, has replaced the frustration of waiting for your favorite radio station to play your song of choice...
...candles dimly lit their faces, students tried to illuminate a normally obscure area of campus discourse.Though they told stories of sexual assault, they were not the victims. The authors of these sometimes graphic accounts had chosen to remain anonymous, even at the launch of a magazine created to broadcast such stories.The anonymity that the undergraduates wanted to preserve emblematized the ambiguity of vocalizing experiences seen as stigmatizing.The launch of “Saturday Night: Untold Stories of Sexual Assault at Harvard” drew 75 students to Kirkland’s Junior Common Room last night. Undegraduates munched on cheese...
...evolution in Tennessee schools. Called the “trial of the century,” the case put three-time presidential candidate Bryan up against the pro-evolution politician Clarence Darrow (played by John de Lancie). The play is presented in the form of a radio program broadcast directly from the courtroom. The actors read from the script, and the set is minimal. As Bryan, Asner cites the Bible as he rails against evolutionism. Yet Asner is a self-proclaimed Darwinist.As director Brendon Fox observes, “It’s always interesting to watch the reaction...
While the first Democratic presidential debate will occur in South Carolina in a couple weeks, the contenders sparred over Iraq in the first “virtual” gathering of the campaign season last night, drawing about 50 people to Harvard Hillel to listen to the online broadcast. The town hall meeting—organized by MoveOn.org, a progressive public policy organization—featured pre-recorded interviews with seven leading Democratic presidential candidates. The five Republican candidates invited by MoveOn.org declined the invitation, according to the Web site. All the candidates articulated their hopes for a speedy resolution...