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...irritate members of the sophomore class and beyond, what with his gratuitous sunglass-wearing and endless yammering about his status as a “golden guitar god.” Sources close to Quigley note that he is a poser...Dennis G. Lamarck ’04 has diamond-studded leather sheets. Sources close to Lamarck report that he is a total fucking moron...

Author: By Gossip Guy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gossip Guy! | 4/11/2002 | See Source »

Temperamentally, Wilder was a conservative. As a writer, he partnered with Charles Brackett for 15 films over a dozen years (1938-50) and with I.A.L. Diamond for 12 films over a quarter-century (1957-81). He stayed married to the same woman for more than a half-century. He remained true as well to his mordant muse, both when his movies were acclaimed hits and later, when they tanked at the box office. Fashions changed; he didn't. A Wilder script was always recognizable by its adamantine dazzle, whether in 1931 Berlin (Emil and the Detectives) or 1981 Los Angeles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kings of Comedy | 4/8/2002 | See Source »

...Westminster Hall, a part of the Houses of Parliament. As black-tied, black-suited TV presenters on every channel pointed out, it was a splendid event, the biggest display of pageantry since Winston Churchill's funeral in 1965. Draped in the Queen Mother's standard, topped by her diamond-encrusted crown and a single wreath of white roses and freesias from her daughter bearing the simple message, "In loving memory, Lilibet," the coffin was borne through crowd-lined streets on a gun carriage. Behind it walked 14 members of the royal family, including Princes William and Harry and, breaking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Sad Farewell To A Regal Pro | 4/8/2002 | See Source »

Chalmers, a former football player who switched to the diamond this season, broke his leg shortly before opening day, leaving Kropf and Mann splitting time behind the plate in the Crimson’s season-opening series at No. 4 Rice...

Author: By Lande A. Spottswood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Seniors Look to Return Baseball to Glory Days | 4/5/2002 | See Source »

...lone junior on the Harvard softball team has had an impact well beyond what would be expected of her solitary status. Tri-captain Tiffany Whitton has been a leader on and off the diamond...

Author: By Robert A. Cacace, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Whitton Carries Her Class’ Load | 4/5/2002 | See Source »

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