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...male demographic seemed to enjoy spoofing “Snakes on a Plane” more than actually paying to see it. And “The Ant Bully” was deemed a poor man’s “Cars,” disappearing under the flood of CGI-flicks that hit the big screen at the end of the summer. Despite these flops and mediocre blockbusters like “Pirates,” Hollywood managed to produce a few real gems this summer. Steve Carell’s indie-comedy “Little Miss...
...world's counterattack against global warming. The insurance business has long prided itself on taking a lead on social matters - as when, for example, the U.S. industry pushed for the establishment of official fire departments in the 19th century. More recently, British firms lobbied hard for better funding of flood defenses as part of its campaign to be able to keep offering flood insurance. Earlier this year, Lloyds of London issued a report titled "Adapt or Bust," which served as an industry-wide clarion call. "The insurance industry must now seize the opportunity to make a difference," it stated...
...were told, and what’s more, the College’s most important recreational athletics facility, the Malkin Athletic Center (MAC), will be closed for renovations as of early next year.Well kids, it was fun while it lasted, right?But even as hyperactive Undergraduate Council representatives flood inboxes with petitions to “Save the MAC!” and House Committees hold late-night emergency meetings, all may not be as it seems. Sure, Harvard’s biggest gym will soon go offline—an unexpected disappointment. This year’s tailgate will...
...writing, of course, about Suri Cruise. (I'm told the newscast was also the debut of some lady from the Today show.) Since Suri's birth in April, she had not been seen, spurring a flood of rumors. Was she a hoax? Sick? An alien? Then the House of Cronkite broke its big scoop by flashing the exclusive Vanity Fair photos, with the adorable, ebony-maned head of what even die-hard Internet rumormongers had to concede was Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' actual, intact, human baby...
...locally - to buy and raze 19 properties in a 10-square-block area near their homes. Petrie's new duplex is their prototype for the future: three stories, 2,400 square feet of living space, built up at least 9 feet 4 inches, accommodating a garage that can flood. Priced to sell at $495,000. "We're in it for the long haul," says Petrie. "People see somebody's got the confidence to invest." Construction on the 19 is supposed to start this week...