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...Judge Fest...
...brought up the movie for the rest of the night. Why would we? The Perfect Storm had absolutely nothing going for it-no character development, no suspense (we all knew the real story), no payoff. It would have played better as an IMAX two-hour CGI wave fest. And just as I tuned out in The Patriot to start asking myself important questions about the film's subject matter, I did the same for The Perfect Storm. Did they slaughter real fish for the packing sequences? Did the PETA get upset - or are fish fair game for slaughter...
...Sept.25 at 8 p.m. in The Crimson. Arts is the bomb-diggety. Come check it out. My cutting-edge mom said ecstatically the other day, "I don't like the Backstreet Boys or 'NSync anymore. They're sooo old news. Now I like the Thong Song!"... The boo-hoo fest that is NBC Olympics coverage can only be handled a) on an empty stomach and b) when taped and fast forwarded strategically. Otherwise you have to sit through random cultural segments which have nothing to do with anything, choppy coverage, annoying commentators and more tragedy than Literature and Arts...
...China into the WTO. On Monday, it was a letter of support signed by Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and George Bush the elder, and a grave nod from Alan Greenspan. Tuesday it was Carter, Ford, Henry Kissinger and James Baker alongside Clinton and Gore in an East Room press-fest to tout the wondrous effects free trade will have on the Big Red One - and on American business. Democratization, capitalization, improved human rights in China, more jobs and less trade deficit for the U.S.: All the rosiest outlooks were on display, including the one about how a few decades...
...Harvard-who knows how to entertain best? I preferred Harvard's free, all-day fest to MIT's one-shot deal, although I obviously can't be completely impartial. Perhaps the bottom line was this: whether you're a Harvard or an MIT student, there were two solid concerts in Cambridge over the weekend...