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Feeling lethargic in your too familiar dining house tonight?  Have you figured out that the Bagel Bites meal plan (pizza in the morning, pizza in the evening, pizza at supper time) isn't for you. Looking for an adventurous meal for five bucks...

Author: By FlyByBlog | Title: African Feast: Like Thanksgiving, Minus All Those Stodgy Relatives | 11/7/2009 | See Source »

...hand claps and a shimmering synth melody into his vocals about not knowing his way in the world: “I’m on my way, oh somewhere / Feels like I’m going left and right in the dark.” He brings a familiar tone of an unapologetic malcontent to “Ludlow Street,” which features a bizarre sitar introduction before transitioning into a boozy, demented waltz. Over a skipping drum machine and pleasant guitar strumming, Casablancas’ wistfully praises common street musicians while condemning...

Author: By Zachary N. Bernstein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Julian Casblancas | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

...Balanchine’s “Diamonds”; like all six pieces programmed for “Momentum”—which will run from Nov. 6 to 14—it is an experiment in fusing the traditional with the contemporary, the familiar with the unknown, and the sure-fire audience pleaser with the black-horse hit. HBC’s production, though created in the hours between classes, aims to push beyond the mediocrity of convention towards an ambitious, innovative vision. As a student group undertaking, “Momentum” is reflective...

Author: By Monica S. Liu | Title: Pointe of Departure | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

...along with her husband, Andrew, who co-wrote and co-produced the film—suggests that the deregulation of financial institutions turned Wall Street into a virtual casino, one that operates on stakes much higher than anything found on the Vegas strip. The film opens with the now familiar tale of unsupervised banking recklessness: banks steadily doled out an increasing number of subprime mortgages—loans made to consumers with bad credit. Many would then adjust the interest rates for select mortgages according to market fluctuations, demanding more and more payment from consumers unable to afford the escalating...

Author: By Kristie T. La, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: American Casino | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

...Jones unable to come to a judgment, the matter was taken up to Biden, who held at least two meetings with Panetta and Blair over the past several months. Biden's office, the CIA and the DNI have all refused to comment on these meetings, but officials familiar with the deliberations say that last month the Vice President came down on Panetta's side. (See six ways...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Overseas Turf War Between the CIA and DNI Won't Die | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

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