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...theater, to try and make sense of the opening documentary footage. Benton called movies a “substitute for life” in his early years, and said that his record for number of movies watched in one day was seven. After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin, Benton served in the army (painting dioramas at Fort Bliss) before moving to New York in 1960 to work for Esquire Magazine. It was at Esquire that Benton met David Newman, a kindred cinephile spirit. When Benton was fired from his position...

Author: By Jillian J. Goodman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Benton on Books, Beatty, and Bond | 4/25/2008 | See Source »

...that appeared on the show, and though the duo’s instrumental work will go largely underappreciated next to their hilarious lyrics, it does deserve a close listen. The synth-heavy Kraftwerk-meets-spoken-word 80s parody song “Inner City Pressure” is a fine example of production value adding to the humor of the song. A mock lament of rough and tumble city life, the track gets to the point where you can almost see Bret’s solemn expression mouthing the words to the chorus. “Boom...

Author: By Ross S. Weinstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Flight of the Conchords | 4/25/2008 | See Source »

...University of Texas; Brown-Campello would go to University of Vermont; and Simon thinks she'd attend Princeton or Stanford. Kavya Rao, a freshman in the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) Medical Scholars Program who was waitlisted at Harvard last spring, thinks they will be just fine. "I would have loved to go to Harvard," she says. "Now I don't want to leave UCSD and all the people here who can help me become a doctor." College is what you make of it, no matter where...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting Off the College Waitlist | 4/24/2008 | See Source »

True. But that does not exhaust the meaning of the Twilight books. Certainly some of their appeal lies in their fine moral hygiene: they're an alternative to the hookup scene, Gossip Girls for good girls. There's no drinking or smoking in Twilight, and Bella and Edward do little more than kiss. "I get some pressure to put a big sex scene in," Meyer says. "But you can go anywhere for graphic sex. It's harder to find a romance where they dwell on the hand-holding. I was a late bloomer. When I was 16, holding hands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stephenie Meyer: A New J.K. Rowling? | 4/24/2008 | See Source »

...Crimson started brightly against its opponents.“I thought we came out really crisp today,” said captain and pitcher Shelley Madick. “Now that we know we have clinched the division, we were really looking to sharpen our game up and fine-tine things before we head into the championship next weekend. “I think that we all came out ready to play and BU’s always a strong opponent.”In order to tame the Terriers, it was always going to require a strong performance from...

Author: By Allen J. Padua, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: America East Leaders Can’t Stop Crimson | 4/24/2008 | See Source »

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