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...social protest as much as a who’s who amongst the world’s best athletes. The 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, held in the midst of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement, proved the ideal setting for public dissent. And the U.S. Olympic crew, made up entirely of Harry Parker’s varsity eight from Harvard, became the face of the repugnant hippie undercurrent the International Olympic Committee (IOC) wanted to stamp out of the Mexico City Games. The Crimson’s attempt to qualify for the 1968 Olympics was rocky...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HEAD OF THE CHARLES '07: Citius, Altius, Veritas | 10/20/2007 | See Source »

Josh Hartnett, the only big name in a cast of unknowns, plays the town sheriff who must try to save the motley crew of townspeople who survive the initial attacks. The movie is a real low for Hartnett...

Author: By Anjali Motgi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 30 Days of Night | 10/19/2007 | See Source »

...Morisset Frontman Win Butler’s disembodied and zoned-out face greets visitors to a mysterious Web site that, before its recent opening, was rumored to have performed all kinds of functions. The band had been leaving cryptic messages online for die-hard fans, who are a big crew, these days. The band’s debut album, “Funeral,” slayed critics and listeners alike. Their latest disc, “Neon Bible,” was sub-par to some but did little to dissuade the legions. It turns out that http://www.beonlineb.com...

Author: By Anna I. Polonyi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: Arcade Fire, "Neon Bible" | 10/19/2007 | See Source »

...group decides it might be a good idea to stay the night at the Bates Motel. They sprint past Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson and barricade themselves in a room. After a female companion dies in a tragic banana-knife-shower-prank accident, Wes and crew evacuate the room and proceed to get kicked down a flight of stairs by an evil Paris Hilton. Finally, just like the ending of Hitchcock’s “Psycho,” Wes runs into himself dressed as an old woman. Now we see why Scantlin’s been yelling...

Author: By Jeffrey W. Feldman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: Puddle of Mudd, "Psycho" | 10/19/2007 | See Source »

...heads into its first World Series, Colorado is a loose, nothing-to-lose crew led by a cadre of green but muscled troops named Troy Tulowitzki (a possible Rookie of the Year at shortstop), Brad Hawpe, Jeff Francis (a 17-9 regular-season pitcher), Garrett Atkins and Matt Holliday (the probable NL MVP), who can still stroll unrecognized down Denver's 16th Street Mall. Then there are the older hands: Helton, speed burner Willie Taveras, Yorvit Torrealba and Kazuo Matsui (of Tokyo by way of New York City, cast off by the Mets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Mile-High Momentum | 10/18/2007 | See Source »

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