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...that is, except the superhuman Murrow, who uses his position as the face of CBS’ popular “See it Now” news broadcast to air McCarthy’s abuses to millions of viewers. His fastidiously fact-checked exposes are rewarded by all-too-familiar accusations of bias, but as played by Strathairn, Murrow is far too hard-boiled to crack under such intimidation tactics...

Author: By Simon W. Vozick-levinson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Movie Review: Good Night, and Good Luck | 10/7/2005 | See Source »

Isaac, the talented lead guitarist responsible for creating the infectious opening riff for “Mmmbop” says, “I really don’t know how to get beyond [that label] except to continually be myself...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Teen Idols Hanson Refuse to Rest on Laurels | 10/7/2005 | See Source »

...Pekar grew up as the child of Polish-Jewish immigrants in Cleveland during the 1940s and 50s. As a result, much of The Quitter involves the classic American literary theme of assimilation. Though extremely popular in other mediums, this theme, again, has gotten little attention in comix except obliquely, through such genre works as Seigel and Shuster's Superman character. Thanks to Pekar's obsessive self-examination and what he calls his "trick" memory of near perfect recall, The Quitter takes its place as a top example of the New World Experience in graphic literature (see also the outstanding Four...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Hard Knock Life | 10/6/2005 | See Source »

...mutually exclusive—a view with which many religious authorities disagree (Pope Benedict XVI might be a good example), let alone scientists. People, of course, can believe whatever they want, and it shouldn’t be of any particular concern to us—except when they interfere with the educational process by calling something science that simply isn’t science...

Author: By Andrew M. Trombly, | Title: Turning Back the Clock | 10/5/2005 | See Source »

Although many restrictions go unenforced, most dining halls—all except the Quad Houses, Dunster, and Mather—have some sort of guest-restriction policy in place. Lowell House, which formally bars interhouse dinners, is considering adding lunch limits in light of recent overflow crowds...

Author: By Sam Teller and Nina L. Vizcarrondo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Eliot Will Restrict Inter-House Dining | 9/30/2005 | See Source »

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