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...this bad-debt overhang, however big it turns out to be, that is likely to cast a pall over the recovery for years to come. An economy, even the world's biggest, simply can't work its way out of a mess like that in a few months' time. So enjoy those green shoots as they sprout. They're good news, but they're not enough to live...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Economic Recovery May Be Disappointing | 5/5/2009 | See Source »

...pulp fiction. The concept actually has a good deal of promise behind it—“Jesus’ Son,” Johnson’s 1992 collection of short stories that is arguably his masterpiece, dwells on the short, ugly lives of a noir-esque cast of junkies and thugs in an abortive urban purgatory. But this book isn’t a novelization of “Jesus’ Son.” “Nobody Move” is—anticlimactically—a mild pulp pastiche that doesn?...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Johnson Does Noir | 5/5/2009 | See Source »

...fight off competition from sunshine destinations like Turkey and Egypt, which have become more competitive as the euro has appreciated. In Spain's Canary Islands, where tourism represents upwards of 60% of the local economy, the municipal tourism board recently began a series of seminars to help tourism workers cast off their perceived grumpiness; course materials advise cabbies to "ensure your taxis smell nice and don't drive too fast" and remind hotel staff that, "a smile costs nothing and is the most effective welcome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vacation Blues as Tourists Stay at Home | 5/4/2009 | See Source »

...Many students are also exploring other post-graduate opportunities including graduate or professional school, traveling, fellowships, and service-learning. Students are coming to understand that they can cast a wide net to gain skills and experience post-Harvard and that there are may areas where they can add value...

Author: By Gregg Rosenblum and Ocs Staff | Title: Our Perspective | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...really hard to deliver a message to people who aren’t interested in what they are watching.” The production has incorporated a number of unique stylistic elements and techniques in addition to the modern costumes and setting. Dancers interspersed amidst the cast members are constantly on stage; their presence attempts to mimic the voyeurism of society. In addition, each actor is cast in two different roles, a decision that Ross admits has been a difficult hurdle to overcome.“I think the challenge for us as actors is to make each...

Author: By Eunice Y. Kim, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Raunchiness in Renaissance England | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

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