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...Friday. The whole thing reeked of state-school envy, a troubling sentiment I feel, if the College is to lead the nation and not merely reflect it. Nevertheless, I did enjoy myself, and for this I congratulate the newly elected College Events Board. The bumper cars were very cool. Enjoyable though it was, the carnival will probably be forgotten. It was like Harvard-Yale without the hookups. Or alcohol. Or meaning. It was also like a large family reunion—noisy and irregular—with everyone smiling on for dear life. The matriarch had coerced everyone into attending...
...eighth grade," says Marine Sgt. Rob Sarra, "and I knew what I wanted to do, I knew what I wanted to be. And then I saw a Marine when I was in high school. And I was like, that?s it! They?re mean, they?re tough, they got cool uniforms and chicks dig ?em." Sarra then recalls his interview with a recruiting officer. "?Here?s the big book of all the opportunities you have in the Marine Corps. What do you want to do?? Pushes it across the desk at me. I looked...
...military into college, or out of the ghetto, or because of its seemingly studly glamour. "I saw a Marine when I was in high school," Sergeant Robert Sarra recalls in a new documentary. "And I was like, that's it! They're mean, they're tough, they got cool uniforms, and chicks dig 'em." That image barely survived through Sarra's basic training--brainwashing, he and other young men now call it. As for combat, he found it less like a Top Gun video game, shooting MiGs out of the sky, and more like Grand Theft Auto, bombing civilians crossing...
...Berg, who co-produces and directs here) has the same quick-cut look, crisp dialogue and bone-crunching game scenes. And the series promises to get deeper into the lives of the players, who are treated like gods and movie stars--as long as they win. Kyle Chandler is cool and cagey as the new coach who receives the subtly menacing good wishes of the townsfolk, while a strong young cast ably inhabits the pressured lives of kids whose futures ride on a sport that is far more than a game...
...shows and movies. Amazon's "Unbox" offers thousands of films and TV episodes from multiple studios. Come January, the company plans to start a download service that will include titles from its vast mail-order library of 65,000 movies. No word yet on pricing. WHAT'S COOL It's easy to use. Apple has already sold 45 million TV programs through its iTunes store--and short shows and long films play seamlessly on a computer or iPod. You can buy a movie at work and have it automatically downloaded at home, and if you plan to watch a movie...