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...that alcohol. People started dying in droves. Scientists and toxicologists were absolutely furious saying, 'You've got to stop this.' The answer of the people who were in government and behind the dry crusade was 'Too bad for them, they're breaking the law.' In the end, they held to this so hard and fast that literally tens of thousands were killed by this government program to poison alcohol...
...Conor was selected to play for the German under-20 team at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships, which were being held in Ottawa, Ontario–his home province...
...less entertaining or interesting—even if they are of the animated variety, even if they’re nearly all about the elderly. The Institute of Contemporary Art will be screening a series of short films nominated for the 82nd Academy Awards, which will be held on March 7. For those who aren’t concerned about making picks and placing bets before the big day, another screening will be held on March 10. Coolidge Corner Theatre will also be bringing the collection of Academy Award-Nominated Animated Shorts to the public. Here?...
...intercut her documentary project with fiction segments based on her grandmother’s correspondence. Six months later, after arranging to take her fall exams in absentia, Zimbler flew to Paris with the director of photography for her project, Alexander E. Berman ‘10. The two held auditions for the fiction scenes six hours after arriving in Paris, and began shooting the next...
...terms in the White House and those in Congress so abhorred the idea of political power that a natural changing of the guard occurred until the turn of the 20th century. Representatives couldn't wait to dispose of their duties and return home, as it was commonly held that "contact with the affairs of state is one of the most corrupting of the influences to which men are exposed," wrote author James Fenimore Cooper...