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...four games. A thrilling 83-81 overtime victory against the University of New Hampshire on Wednesday coupled with a win against Colgate tomorrow would give the Crimson a three-game winning streak—and help get its swagger back. “Stringing together a couple wins, to gut out a close game like that, and on the road, is kind of a double whammy,” senior captain Jim Goffredo said after the game on Wednesday. And for Harvard, whose road wins have been few and far between, this win away from home is a sign...
Last week at the launch of Sony’s new Playstation 3 console, Michael Penkala of Connecticut was shot in the gut with a sawed-off shotgun for refusing to turn over his wallet to a pair of masked robbers who saw the line of waiting gamers as easy prey...
...Then there is the vile “Adidas Originals” store (1270 Mass. Ave.), a telling example of the dross that has infiltrated the Square. Blast some loud music, gut your elegant digs, and replace them with a first floor redone in concrete, dismal lighting, exposed piping, and sparse décor: It is a contrived approximation of what is taken to be Cambridge’s flavor...
...ideas. The randomness, uncertainty and unknowability he explores in his art are, he says, demonstrated daily in life by the failure of political planners and strategists to predict, let alone solve, the world's problems or to avoid wars they cannot win. "People comprehend this at gut level," says Eno, "and it makes them want different kinds of experiences in their art." And, perhaps, it makes them want some art in their daily experiences. Witness Nokia, which for its latest range of upmarket phones commissioned from Eno a suite of 20 subtle ring tones based on the soughing of Saharan...
...nominate Representative John Murtha. A lifelong hawk, he was willing to tell the truth to the American people about the Iraq war and helped make it the central issue in the 2006 campaign. When he spoke out against the war, he followed his gut and his conscience. In the process, he moved the people--and the polls...