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...Korea/Japan. Still, he has time on his side. And history, too: five World Cups ago, another diminutive teenage prodigy with an unflattering nickname?"Pelusa" or "The Wild-Haired One"?found himself confined to the Argentine bench. Argentina won that Cup, and the snubbed teenager went on to become the finest player of his age: Diego Maradona...
...should be noted that the two actors turn in fine performances. Matthew E. Johnson ’02 and Jody E. Flader ’02 are widely acknowledged as two of the finest performers of the Harvard stage, and for good reason. Though the note on which the professor is played seems out of sync with the script, Johnson is always believable and suggests more character development in the way he manipulates a telephone than most actors do in an extended monologue. Flader’s student is appropriately frustrated, and she squeezes every drop from a chilling moment...
Previously it was common for junior faculty to leave Harvard, gain prestige elsewhere, and then, once ensconced in the ranks of the world’s finest, return to Cambridge. This old model of tenure, of which Goodman is particularly critical, was somewhat more reasonable when no one worried about the logistics of spouses’ employment. But now, two jobs, especially two academic jobs in the same geographic area, are increasingly difficult to find...
...kickoff were all happening without us. As the frazzled bus driver stepped off the bus to “recollect her thoughts’” we talked seriously about hijacking the whole operation, locking her out of the bus and finishing our supply of “Finest Quality Cossack Vodka...
...luscious pop, but they hail from Australia, a continent well known for bands like INXS and Silverchair but a total no-show when it comes to mind-blowing dance music. Last week’s domestic release of Since I Left You, one of the year’s finest records for sure, was practically invisible, considering the boatloads of critical hype and acclaim this sextet have been enjoying since the album first debuted a year ago. The Avalanches’ sound is uncompromising but utterly accessible, pure dance music that trainspotters, indie rockers and hip-hop heads can enjoy...