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...welcome anachronism. Decked out in long, flowing outfits, the performers reminded the audience that dance is, in the end, a uniquely human expression, despite what any killer sex-bot might try and tell you.With the exception of a tribute to the high school prom scene from the 1999 teen-classic film “She’s All That” (the one where Usher serves as DJ) in “Eyes Wide Shut” and a tour-de-force solo effort by Mollie K. Wright ’09, who is also a Crimson arts editor...
...something?” 4) Europe Fears That Meth Foothold Is Expanding Interesting how footholds can expand. Into what? Stairs? 5) The Secret? It’s Not the Potatoes Along with the prominence of Times-y punctuation (see #1 for another Times question mark and #3 for the classic Times comma), the great thing about this one is how there’s no suggestion of what the secret is. The secret to ending climate change? Negotiating world peace? Editing copy at the most prestigious journalistic institution in the country and still producing headlines this silly? I still can?...
...chemistry textbook in preparation for finals, take some time to remember the days when reading was actually fun with these classic—but alas, now obscure and underappreciated—childrens’ illustrated series. 1. Hergé, “The Adventures of Tintin”: This classic, early twentieth-century cartoon series tells the stories of globetrotting Belgian investigative reporter Tintin and his loyal dog Snowy. The beauty of the books lies in their genuinely thrilling plots. I’d bet that more things happened during one installment of “The Adventures of Tintin?...
...that underlies the Johnny Cash biopic “Walk the Line.” But it’s difficult not to long for Ferrell. His comedic presence has, in the past, literally turned a funeral into a riot, and he belongs in a movie like this. His classic Saturday Night Live impersonation of Neil Diamond practically groomed him to play the eponymous role. Apatow and director Jake Kasdan (“Orange County”) seem to anticipate this absence, slathering “Walk Hard” with cameos big and small—from...
...nearly a year on, it has only succeeded in botching the job. One transport minister has been sacked and another is picking up the pieces, as the transit system is losing over $1 million a day. Transantiago - possibly the most hated word in the Chilean lexicon - is a classic case of a good idea wrecked in the implementation...