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...form pays off. Generations of TV kids have enjoyed the stop-motion subdivision called Claymation, which produced such scamps as Gumby, the California Raisins and Eddie Murphy's Fox series The PJs. And on the big screen the results can be movie-magical. Among the stop-motion marvels are Willis O'Brien's King Kong; the mythical creatures molded and manipulated by Ray Harryhausen in pictures like Jason and the Argonauts and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger; those endearing English eccentrics in Nick Park's Chicken Run and the Wallace and Gromit shorts; the sprightly ghouls...
Regina George, Serena Van Der Woodsen, and Marissa Cooper may have more to thank for their popularity than just great hair. A group of researchers from Harvard and the University of California, San Diego have suggested that social network structures have a genetic basis—meaning that popularity may be coded in one’s DNA. According to co-author and Harvard Professor of Medical Sociology Nicholas A. Christakis, the findings expand on the common intuition that genes influence social behavior, accounting for the variability in an individual’s popularity. “The interesting point...
...group announced earlier today. Franco is perhaps best know for his roles as Harry Osborn in the Spider-Man trilogy and actor James Dean in the biographical TNT movie, which earned him the 2001 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a miniseries or television film. The 30-year-old California native also appeared in the 90s television series “Freaks and Geeks” and the films “Pineapple Express” and “Tristan & Isolde.” He can currently be seen in the biopic “Milk” along...
...cross. I wanted to ask, “What sort of modern world needs to be saved with another round of crucifixions?” That’s the conceptual idea I started with.RR: Is this going home to mom and dad?IRM: I live in California, so it would probably be pretty expensive. Plus, I’m not sure they would be happy with a painting with a lot of crucifixions. I’m not sure they would want to put it up in their house.Eamon F. Fleming ‘10RR: What do you think...
...current president and CEO of NBC— alums of the College pervade the entertainment industry, writing, directing and producing successful mainstream and independent works.And while aspiring filmmakers may not graduate with the level of technical competency as their peers at the film schools at the University of Southern California (USC) or New York University (NYU), Harvard is still able to enable strong Hollywood careers through the broad, liberal arts education it encourages and the connections it provides. For current students looking to work in Hollywood, the Harvard name opens doors to an industry that has proven notoriously hard...