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...award-winning author of “White Noise” clocks in at a mere 117 pages, each of which gives the impression of a schoolboy’s essay that fell too far below page count; the line spacing feels tampered with, the sheets seem to contain a curiously low ratio of text to paper. Between each of the six sections lies a blank page—more space, another pause...

Author: By Beryl C.D. Lipton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Point Omega' Explores Complexity and Consciousness | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

...instrumental talents in the show are also not to be missed, as the orchestra boxes on the right and left sides of the stage contain a single bongo drummer in each, thus engaging the space beyond the main stage with the work’s pounding African heartbeat. The orchestra is best appreciated on intensely percussive numbers like the sinister song “Be Prepared,” and in brief, yet beautiful interludes which usually accompany transitional movement scenes...

Author: By Clio C. Smurro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Lion King' Tour Reigns Supreme | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

Ironically, the fruits of victory can sometimes contain seeds of defeat. With health care reform currently hanging by a thread and panic spreading through the Democratic ranks, it feels less like 1933 than 1993 - when another charismatic, inexperienced President prematurely tested the ice of post-Reagan liberalism, only to find it wouldn't support his activist agenda. Like Bill Clinton before him, Obama has been criticized for misreading his mandate, spending his political capital on health care reform at a time when millions fear for their jobs. It was as if FDR had devoted his first Hundred Days to promoting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Era of No Consensus | 2/22/2010 | See Source »

...scoreless first period, Harvard killed two consecutive Big Red power plays and was able to contain the Cornell offense. Junior goaltender Kyle Richter came up strong between the pipes for the Crimson, stopping 11 first-period shots, with six coming on the penalty kill. He would go on to log 23 saves for the game...

Author: By Stephanie E. Herwatt, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Concedes Season Sweep | 2/22/2010 | See Source »

...compound, the Ghost feels thwarted by the P.M. and his staff, led by Lang's probable mistress (Kim Cattrall). Proving that a political campaign is war by other means, they form a phalanx around Lang's achievements and vulnerabilities; their job is not to help the Ghost but to contain and confound him. His adversaries include not just people but machines. The movie begins with an empty car on the Martha's Vineyard ferry - its driver vanished, and soon found dead - and ends with another car-related death. In the two intervening hours, several mysterious autos with malevolent intent stalk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ghost Writer: Polanski Escapes into His Cinema Nightmares | 2/20/2010 | See Source »

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