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...find refuge in the prison of the status quo. It's important, Coraline says, for children to learn that real life, though it may be preferable to being devoured by a Spider-Mom, ain't so hot. That lesson is a cautionary preview of their adult years. Don't expect perfection. Life is something not to be looked at through rose-colored glasses. Or 3D glasses either...
...best track on “Get Guilty,” could have been taken straight off of “Challengers.” The intricate melody is divine and the lyrics contain the stream of consciousness imagery that anyone familiar with Newman’s oeuvre will expect – “Pushing at the modern sunset to your window / Gestured with the plain-Jane hand, she said, ‘Let’s go.’” It’s a brilliant song and serves as a reminder of just...
...Advantage: Lions.Columbia 58, Princeton 50YALE at DARTMOUTHWho is going to stop Alex Barnett? He’s it for Dartmouth, but at home, he’s been able to get the team two big wins. It all depends on which Bulldog squad shows up, but I expect them to shut down Barnett. Yale gets a much-needed win. Yale 56, Dartmouth 52—Staff writer Walter E. Howell can be reached at wehowell@fas.harvard.edu...
Chairman Mao's birthplace of Shaoshan is a powerful draw for anyone interested in Chinese history. Just don't expect to find too much history there. The town in China's central Hunan province has a museum, library and ersatz 1960s communal farm all dedicated to the founder of the People's Republic. His family home, cattle barn, shed, cattle pen and the family tomb have all been carefully preserved for the millions of tourists, many of them student groups on school-sanctioned "red tours," who visit Shaoshan each year. Newly built shrines - resembling the sort that might have been...
...pressure on DRAM makers won't significantly ease up anytime soon. Though prices may stabilize in the short term, iSuppli's Kim doesn't expect a meaningful recovery until the second half of 2009. That turnaround will likely be driven by a sharp reduction in new capacity. Kim expects investment in chip-making facilities to fall 63% in 2009 as cash-strapped manufacturers finally scale back. Until then, however, DRAM makers will be lucky to survive - at least until the next downturn...