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...network-TV business, times are not so good. Its biggest hits are aging and atrophying, with no breakout smash among the fall's new shows. So the networks have hung on to several high-profile series, each with a potentially fatal flaw, to see if they can buff them up and get a few more seasons' use out of them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Extreme Makeovers | 11/10/2003 | See Source »

...love the strength of the U.S. military to protect the world,’ but at the same time I don’t think that France is willing to share the risk,” Veenita Kaushik, a local resident and self-described “foreign policy buff,” complained. “France provided the perfect crack for Saddam to manipulate...

Author: By Jody M. Kelman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: French Ambassador Defends Country’s Stance on Iraqi War | 10/30/2003 | See Source »

...can’t really call yourself a film buff without knowing horror or sci-fi, so festivals like this are fun events that bring together experts and casual viewers for a chance to appreciate the magic of cinema,” Johnson says. He also suggests that the reason horror films are so attractive is because they allow people to “live vicariously through the killers and the victims...

Author: By Jackeline Montalvo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Brattle’s ‘Fantastic’ Film Fest To Showcase Horror | 10/17/2003 | See Source »

...four high traffic days each week—Sunday through Wednesday. Rather than pursuing seemingly unnecessary projects like moving Gov Docs, HCL should be working to create an efficient Hilles Library with usable study space, a full collection and few staff layoffs. Rather than shelling out funds to buff Widener’s marble or maintaining a bloated and top-heavy administrative structure—including a HCL spokesperson with two assistants—HCL should focus on improving services for students and Faculty...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Quiet the Unnecessary Spending | 10/16/2003 | See Source »

...idea that America should focus more on fighting terrorism in Pakistan - where radical Islamists may be close to acquiring nuclear know-how - than in Iraq. ?I assert that Pakistan is the biggest rogue state of all the rogue states,? he writes. It?s a provocative thought for a conspiracy buff or anyone else to ponder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On the Trail of Daniel Pearl | 9/27/2003 | See Source »

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