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...past two weeks, the Crimson coaches have stressed a simpler and grittier approach to scoring. Rather than setting up elaborate plays, they wanted all players—from forwards to blueliners—to focus on shooting to produce rebounds and crashing...
...Casino Royale,” when asked whether he would like it shaken or stirred, Bond (played by Daniel Craig) replies, “Do I look like I give a damn?” That just about sums up the new 007 adventure: grittier, tougher, and better than any other Bond film in recent memory. Pierce Brosnan’s 007 films were about how far the writers’ imaginations could stretch, how much the audience would be willing to believe, with each installment trying to outdo the last. But “Casino” is firmly...
...rest of the way, failing to win a single league match. The 2006 team retains the youthful tinge of last year, featuring five rookies and three sophomores. But having graduated only one player from last year’s roster, the Crimson (2-5) is more experienced and grittier. And needless to say, no one associated with Harvard expects tomorrow night’s match against Dartmouth to be the start of another winless Ivy League season. “Honestly, we’re feeling great,” junior co-captain Laura Mahon said. “We?...
...Central is not just the T stop before Harvard. The area is home to City Hall (where the first legalized same-sex marriages in the country took place), ethnic restaurants, all kinds of colorful Cantabridgians, and fast food (McDonald’s and Wendy’s, specifically). Grittier than Harvard Square, Central feels like a city’s downtown (but with shorter buildings...
...departure smacks of a prison regime rather more than is necessary, but the bohemian atmosphere - there are regular art exhibitions as well as weekly jam sessions with local musicians - softens the overall experience, while a city-center location will prove irresistible to guests planning a breakout. Things are even grittier at Latvia's Karosta Prison, karostascietums.lv - a former jail near the Baltic Sea resort of Liepaya. Originally built as a military hospital in 1900, it began housing prisoners during the early days of the Russian Revolution and continued to do so throughout the Nazi occupation, during the Soviet...