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...senior at New York University, Ira Levin placed second in a CBS screenplay competition, pretty much the last time he was edged out of the top spot. He followed his first, Edgar-winning novel, A Kiss Before Dying, with such iconic horror-thriller mega-best sellers as Rosemary's Baby, The Boys from Brazil and The Stepford Wives and later wrote the long-running 1978 Broadway hit Deathtrap. Levin...
...just so much talent and so many people in such a close area, they kind of feed off each other and really do well.”As for Young, after watching Harvard’s lightweight varsity rout Penn in an open-water win at the IRA finals, he had his mind almost made up. “It was just a totally different league of rowing,” Young said, “so that put a little twinkle in my eye.”But though Harvard had wowed Young once, it took a disastrous recruitment...
...Crimson would need that confidence, as the field at the IRA Championships—the national championship regatta—was one of the deepest in recent history. In addition to the EARC competition Harvard races during the dual season, several Pac-10 crews—such as Washington, California, and Stanford—also boasted powerful lineups at the 2007 IRAs...
...something mathematical about the Harvard varsity lightweights this season, something yet more quantifiable than the racing times measured out to hundredths of a second that deny some crews gold medals and give others first place. The Crimson, which fell to Cornell by 0.08 seconds in the 2006 IRA final, knows all too well the minute quantitative differences that separate first, second, and even third place in lightweight varsity racing.This year’s statistic relates not to seconds shaved or seats won, but to personnel.The number? Three.That’s the number of Harvard seniors on this year?...
Coke? Fried chicken? If that's what the best chefs in the world really want, are we being suckered by their trendy, sophisticated meals? Sort of. If you want perfectly blended, intense flavors--the most exciting treat for your taste buds--then cash in your IRA, hold the matre d' hostage until you get a reservation and eat at a restaurant where one of these top chefs cooks. But when it comes to our deepest desires, it turns out that food isn't just about taste. It's tied right into memory and the longing for the sensations...