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...eventually net the movement's masterminds, such as Bin Laden himself and Ayman al-Zawahiri. But the virus is already out there, and it is mutating. It's a relative certainty that many of the men whose faces appear on the Qaeda scorecard President Bush keeps in his top drawer have had their responsibilities delegated to a wider group of middle managers not necessarily known to allied intelligence agencies. Almost two years after 9/11, al-Qaeda has certainly suffered major organizational setbacks, but it has also been presented with new growth opportunities. The U.S. invasion of Iraq has enhanced support...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terror and Turbulence Will Follow Bush Into His Reelection Year | 8/21/2003 | See Source »

...Putnam Avenue resident reported that a 15-year-old female staying at her house stole about 40 prescription pills from her drawer. The suspect was later taken into police custody...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: CPD POLICE LOG | 8/15/2003 | See Source »

...second time Conor wore his fancy bucks, he pilfered a black felt-tip pen from a "childproof" drawer and, with a few masterly strokes, turned them into everyday shoes. His $13 Spider-Man sneakers from Payless are still his favorites, though. Naturally. --By Maryanne Murray Buechner

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How I Avoided Temptation | 7/14/2003 | See Source »

...director Fred Graham (Joseph H. Weintraub ’05) and starlet Lilli Vanessi (Jean M. Flannery ’04), whose offstage feud affects the performance of a musical version of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew in which the two co-star. Its top-drawer Porter score, filled with tricky diction and prankster flourishes, encourages performances that are expansive, even shamelessly theatrical...

Author: By Emma Firestone, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Cast Keeps ’Em Laughing | 4/30/2003 | See Source »

...language Oscar, and Brazil's poignant Central Station (1998), the Oscar-nominated tale of a cynical Rio woman who helps a street urchin find his family. But starting with Central Station, Latin American directors have found what many critics are calling buena onda, a consistent "groove" of relevant, top-drawer filmmaking that uses distinctly regional stories and styles but makes a connection with worldwide audiences. "These directors have developed a hybrid of U.S. and Latin American storytelling values," says University of Miami film professor Rafael Lima. "This wave will last - in fact, I'd say it hasn't even exploded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Latin New Wave Crests | 3/16/2003 | See Source »

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