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Here's a simple rule for filmmakers: If an actress of Helen Mirren's caliber is willing to mount a white unicorn for you, don't squander the image. That's what director Iain Softley does in Inkheart, his sloppy, aggravatingly frenetic adaptation of Cornelia Funke's popular fantasy novel about fictional characters who spring to life when the right person reads them aloud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Tall, Unfocused Tales of Inkheart | 1/22/2009 | See Source »

...Staff writer Helen X. Yang can be reached at hxyang@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Helen X. Yang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Authors Talk of Boston's Past | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

...Helen Vendler, Porter University Professor: “I’ve never believed in (or made) resolutions, being too much in favor of day-by-day freedom. ‘The river glideth at its own sweet will’ (Wordsworth).” Daniel T. Gilbert, Harvard College Professor of Psychology: “I resolved to make only one resolution. And I also resolved to lose 5 pounds.” N. Gregory Mankiw, Beren Professor of Economics: “I resolve to stop responding to queries from The Crimson. (Oops...already broken...

Author: By Joseph P. Shivers, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ringing in the New Year: Professorial Style | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

...backstroke, finishing in 59.81, and freshman Meghan Leddy won the IM in 2:07.76, nearly four seconds ahead of senior runner-up Linnea Sundberg. The Quakers’ only wins on the afternoon came in the 100-yard breaststroke and the 1-meter diving event.In the breaststroke, freshman Helen Pitchik finished strongly but couldn’t overcome a slow start, coming in second to Penn rookie Laura Klick. Lightbourne was third. And despite missing out on the top spot in 1-meter diving, the Crimson took the next five positions. Sophomore Marissa Ash finished just a point...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sophomores Shine in 207-91 Victory | 1/11/2009 | See Source »

Born into white privilege in an increasingly racist society, Helen Suzman, who died Jan. 1 at 91, was a lifelong contrarian. She served in South Africa's Parliament from 1953 to 1989, fighting her government's repression of the country's black majority and the imprisonment of Nelson Mandela and his fellow antiapartheid fighters. From 1961 to 1974, it was a battle she fought alone as the Parliament's sole anti-apartheid member...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Helen Suzman | 1/8/2009 | See Source »

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