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...mark Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday and the centennial of the Lincoln penny, the 1� coin is undergoing its first redesign in 50 years. Set to debut in 2009, the new look will still have the familiar portrait of the 16th President on the heads side, but tails will feature one of four scenes from his life. (Being considered is one of Lincoln speaking before the Illinois legislature.) That is, if the project survives. It was approved two years ago, before metal prices jumped. At last count, each penny cost 1.67� to produce...
...Blade Runner” fans are never satisfied. “Enhance! Enhance!” they have cried since the film’s debut in 1982. New cuts and formats of the film have come out over the ensuing 25 years, constantly feeding the notion that one day, we would have a “final cut” with all the details and clues we seek. According to Scott, we now have...
Everyone remembers the Star Wars Kid. How could you not? His wild gesticulating with standard golfing implements transformed him into an Internet celebrity overnight and was no doubt a popular source of laughter when the video made its debut several years ago, even before the advent of YouTube. But does anyone remember his real name? Did anyone even know his real name? And did anyone ever discover how this event changed the life of the Star Wars Kid? Probably not. The Internet stripped the boy of his name, of his very identity, and the danger of losing one?...
Noah Baumbach is no stranger to the strained family dynamic. In his 2005 directorial debut, “The Squid and the Whale,” which he also wrote, Baumbach dealt with the crisis of a looming divorce and the repercussions it had for two young brothers. The film’s anguish rang true in large part because the script was semi-autobiographical for Baumbach; amidst all the emotional turmoil, what survived was the fragile beauty of boyhood innocence. “Margot at the Wedding,” Baumbach’s second feature, retreads much...
STANFORD, Calif.—The Tommy Amaker Era started with a bang—a resounding 55-point loss. The Harvard men’s basketball team dropped its season opener, the debut of new head coach Tommy Amaker, 111-56, to No. 23 Stanford, host of the weekend-long Basketball Travelers Classic, at Maples Pavilion on Friday night. The bigger and more skilled Cardinal blitzed the Crimson out of the gates, jumping out to early leads of 19-3 and 42-17 en route to a 65-28 halftime cushion. Stanford hit the 80-point mark less than...