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...snatch from extinction's grasp a critter so reclusive it's an afterthought for government funding when compared with A-list animals like the panda? Answer: Do what sports teams have done with their stadiums. Brand the wombat with a corporate logo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wombat Love | 3/12/2009 | See Source »

...imperiled animals grows and other funding falls. "Potentially, it can do a lot of good," he says, "as long as there are no strings attached." Australia's Treasury Secretary, Ken Henry, spent a month with the hairy-noses as an Epping caretaker. "It's absolutely terrific what Xstrata has done," says Henry, an ardent conservationist. "There's opportunities for other corporates to get involved with other species." Memo to Tasmanian devil: Are you getting this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wombat Love | 3/12/2009 | See Source »

...department of medicine. “He was extremely reliable—you could depend on him for anything,” said Fleisher, who was Shannon’s close friend and colleague. “He always did more than his share of what needed to be done.” Shannon was returning from Argentina, where he spent his vacation taking tango lessons with his wife and friends. Fleisher recalled Shannon’s passion for dance—which, along with his pursuit of medicine, would come to define his life...

Author: By Noah S. Rayman and June Q. Wu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: HMS Pediatrics Prof Dies | 3/12/2009 | See Source »

...using a cast of just college students poses a challenge, with no visual differentiation between master and student. For Walker, however, this is part of the attraction of putting on the show. “This is a story that needs to be told, and it needs to be done by a younger group,” she says. “I think it’s really fascinating to see what happens when you have college students playing all the characters, because then it’s just this messed up world where it doesn?...

Author: By Chris R. Kingston, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Making History at the Loeb Ex | 3/12/2009 | See Source »

...time to the corporeal taboo, such as a pair of testicles sans penis. The film’s deus ex machina, which involves a lustful lesbian make-out session, also strikes out. The humor throughout caters specifically to its male audience, but this kind of soft pornography has been done many times before. Even more cringe-worthy is the film’s use of medical conditions like incontinence and epilepsy as a collective crutch for cheap, physical humor. Turns out seizures aren’t that funny, even when they involve failed fellatio. The firemen—only tangentially...

Author: By Lillian Yu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Miss March | 3/12/2009 | See Source »

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