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...Hubble figure for the universe's age is confirmed by more studies, something has to give. Perhaps astrophysicists don't understand stars as well as they thought -- but that's considered unlikely. An alternative idea is downright shocking: something may be wrong with the revered theory that the universe began with a Big Bang and has been expanding ever since...
...intramurals among the wackos of the House of Windsor. If there are principles involved, and both sides swear there are, they do not make sense to anyone but the principals. To the rest of the nation, the baseball strike and hockey lockout share one characteristic: they both seem downright stupid...
...Penny," as Hardaway is oh so inappropriately known, seems downright modest compared with Glenn Robinson, the top pick in this summer's N.B.A. draft. Robinson's agent is seeking a 13-year deal with the Milwaukee Bucks that would pay his client $100 million. Chutzpah? This is the same agent who arranged a party after the N.B.A. draft, where for a $10 fee, friends and admirers could come and celebrate Robinson's impending wealth. That's chutzpah...
...Verge, first performed in 1985, is not a great play; at times, it's downright idiotic. However, it has its moments of humor, especially in the second half, and these are brought to the fore in this production by some good acting and the able direction of Scott Schwartz...
...likes the idea of non-Harvardians gleefully stumbling around the Yard in a drunken haze and urinating on the steps of Memorial Church, or the thought of someone vomiting in a House courtyard. Still, it's downright frustrating to feel as if every year your college life must be put on hold while visitors descend upon the Charles...