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...minute, I use the controller to swat a fly, do squat-thrusts as a weight lifter, turn a key in a lock, catch a fish, drive a car, saut� some vegetables, balance a broom on my outstretched hand, color in a circle and fence with a foil. And yes, dance the hula. Since very few people outside Nintendo have seen the new hardware, the room is watching me closely...
...courageously dons Carton’s wig. But unlike the surly Carton of the book, Shafrin’s character—with thick Harry Potter glasses and too-high pants tucked into argyle socks—was cowering and nerdy, a perfect and hilarious foil to Martin’s commanding presence. Speaking in a finely honed French accent and moving with a deliberate energy, Burkle—whose character also functioned as the narrator—set the tone for the play, holding it together with his just-barely-exaggerated mannerisms and speech. His dialogue was some...
...demonstration came too late. To foil the activists, the nuclear test, code-named Hazebrook, was set off Tuesday, two days ahead of schedule. The subsequent protest was not confined to Nevada. On Capitol Hill, the House Democratic caucus proposed that Congress cut off funds for further U.S. nuclear tests as long as the Soviet Union adheres to its testing moratorium. The House Democrats called on President Reagan to negotiate with the Soviets to achieve a "reciprocal, simultaneous and verifiable" test ban. The Soviets, meanwhile, announced they would soon resume testing in response to the U.S. action...
...NCAA National Fencing Championship, Harvard fencers Emily Cross and Benji Ungar have proved their worth again, beating professional competitors to take home a medal each at the World Junior Fencing Championship in Taebacek City, South Korea. Cross was awarded a second consecutive gold medal in Women’s Foil, rising from a tenth-place ranking after the preliminaries to take an easy 15-5 victory over Arianna Errigo of Italy in the finals. Ungar, seeded ninth after the preliminaries, defeated Ciprian Lapuste of Romania 15-9 to advance to the Men’s Epee semifinals, in which...
...said that the invite was not suitable. “I think the way the party advertised itself was inappropriate, period,” Dingman said. An e-mail sent to freshman open-lists advertising the party read: “Coconut bras, strategically placed fauna, caution tape, tin foil, trashbags...” “Get creative this Friday night and show us what you’ve got. Join the First Year Social Committee and the Class of 2009 for this weekend’s most risque event,” read the e-mail. But Pollinger...