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While Pepi finds the charm of the show to lie within the ability of the viewer to feel like he or she can relate to the characters featured on the program, or at least being able to say, “I know that person,” don’t expect mentions of Harvard to litter scripts...

Author: By Mary CATHERINE Brouder, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ivory Towers Ups Presence | 12/6/2004 | See Source »

...accurate. If he says he'll get you five votes, he does. And he is tough. When people do the wrong thing, when they take the easy way out on a vote, he lets them know it. And he doesn't forget." These sorts of things, as opposed to charm or ideology, are what really matter when Senators choose their leaders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Democrats' Hope in the Desert | 12/5/2004 | See Source »

There is something like ashy molasses in Ray Charles’ voice: dripping syrupy sweet with southern charm yet charged with gritty, unhewn candor, it resonates with a sense of immediacy and emotional clarity that is nothing short of divine. And yet somehow, even after seventeen tedious years of development, Ray, based on Charles’ life, does not muster any semblance of the splendor within his music. The film lacks emotional attachment on any level and fails in every way as a meaningful addition to his life and legacy. With a mix of deceitful, manipulative Hollywood story telling techniques...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Happening | 12/3/2004 | See Source »

...weeks, generic gimmicks and average advertisements have been undermining the unique charm of Harvard Square. The younger siblings of the bells that wake Yard-dwellers every morning at quarter-to-nine now chime constantly on street-corners and, consequently, in nightmares of every description. Indeed, any attempt to clear one’s head and get some fresh air is foiled by the unchecked proliferation of tinsel. The best part: these little pre-fabricated, plasticized pieces of pure pleasure won’t go away for weeks. When it comes to commercial Christmas decorations, the silver lining isn?...

Author: By Adam Goldenberg, | Title: And So It Begins | 11/30/2004 | See Source »

...months earlier, when Bush named Goss, 65, to succeed George Tenet, who was adored by agency personnel but resigned after seven difficult years. Tenet spent a lot of time in his final years defending the agency against criticism for a string of intelligence failures--and through a combination of charm and bluster keeping a lid on the simmering tensions between the CIA and the White House...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Your Face at the CIA | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

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