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...popular among his players and gained the attention of another individualist: Al Davis, the cantankerous owner of the Oakland Raiders. Madden served as Raiders head coach from 1969-1978, during which the Raiders never had a losing season, won their division seven times and the Super Bowl in 1977. Famous for his wild sideline gestures and unruly shock of hair, Madden was a gifted team builder, taking risks with players other coaches dismissed for discipline problems. "To me, discipline in football occurs on the field not off it. [It's not] a coat and tie and a clean shave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Madden | 4/17/2009 | See Source »

...anymore! I play squash with my youngest son.DD: You know we should play squash? I was playing squash with my son this weekend. We’ll do it.LD: And photography? Yeah, but I mean it’s a boring life. THC: Professor David Damrosch, you wrote a famous work entitled “What is World Literature?” What is world literature to you and how has that changed in face of an increasingly global world?DD: One of the most interesting things that’s happened in my academic lifetime is that world literature...

Author: By Kriti Lodha, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: An Interview with the Damrosch Duo | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...first group consists of the casual Harvard listener whose ideal Yardfest artist is very famous, with multiple songs playing on the radio and at parties. They are mainstream American music-listeners and make no apologies for it. Their most likely criticism of a Yardfest artist: “I haven’t heard of them...

Author: By James A. Mcfadden and Garrett G.D. Nelson | Title: Point/Counterpoint: Striking the Right Note | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...SATURDAY: After a leisurely brunch at La Luciola, tel: (62-361) 730 838, a Seminyak institution made famous for its ocean view and Australian-inspired cuisine, stroll down the beach for a lesson at the Rip Curl School of Surf, tel: (62-361) 735 858. At the end of the half-day lesson you will be standing up and waving to the camera. If not, the next lesson is free. (See pictures of Singapore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Perfect Weekend in Seminyak, Bali | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...University in 1997 in recognition of “his scholarship and [the] enormous impact his teaching had on undergraduates for over three decades,” said Peter A. Hall, Beer’s former student, who is currently a European studies professor at Harvard.Beer was most famous for his self-designed course Social Studies 2: “Western Thought and Institutions,” which he taught for 30 years. Students studied six key moments in the development of Western Civilization, and “used theoretical lenses to understand the historical process,” said...

Author: By Huma N. Shah, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sam Beer, Legendary Gov Prof, Dies at 97 | 4/14/2009 | See Source »

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