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...continued, a bit perplexed, “Hey, but why did the ref just drop his yellow napkin?” To this faux pas I immediately responded with a deep, guttural laugh.  I was (this is the important part of the story) a sports god in comparison...

Author: By Alexander J. Ratner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Not Your Average Couch Potato | 2/4/2010 | See Source »

Despite blocking 46, Boyles was no comparison to Schaus, who last year refused all 40 of the Crimson’s attempts...

Author: By Alex Sopko, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Thrashes Eagles, 5-0, in Beanpot Opener | 2/3/2010 | See Source »

...credit, Gates is mindful that the U.S.'s diplomatic assets pale in comparison to its military power. The Pentagon budget is still $660 billion, compared with State's $51 billion. To audiences, Gates often bemoans the fact that the State Department's foreign-service officers would barely crew one aircraft carrier. "We joke that Gates is the best surrogate for the State Department. He always makes the point that we are underfunded and underresourced," says a Clinton staffer. At the same time, the Pentagon has assumed more of the burdens of diplomacy and statecraft. The building contains its own mini...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Is Robert Gates Really Fighting For? | 2/3/2010 | See Source »

...deliberate. Shepherd looks continuously at a clock throughout the play, a tic that reveals its portentous significance when Nick recounts the timeline of Gatsby’s death. Shepherd’s skillful handling of his role is an accomplishment that dwarfs the rest of the company by comparison...

Author: By Ali R. Leskowitz and Denise J. Xu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: A.R.T.'s 'Gatz' Takes Classic Tale to Stage in Novel Adaptation | 2/2/2010 | See Source »

...fair, this comparison says less about “Star Trek”—in which Spock simply echoes, for the benefit of Trekkies, a line first used in “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country”—than it does about “Sherlock Holmes.” While the former retains its space ships and lasers, the latter exchanges its sense of mystery in favor of wall-to-wall action...

Author: By Yair Rosenberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sherlock Holmes | 2/2/2010 | See Source »

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