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...time, many faculty members were “suspicious” that study abroad “probably represented some plot to evade the benefits of a Harvard education,” said John H. Coatsworth, who chaired the committee charged with reviewing and approving students’ petitions to study abroad...

Author: By Melody Y. Hu and Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: OIP, OCS Merger Reflects Changing Attitudes on Study Abroad | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

What are the similarities between Dante Alighieri and Steve Buscemi? First time writer and director Hue Rhodes may be the only one. Loosely based on Dante’s “Inferno,” “Saint John of Las Vegas” follows a reformed gambler’s trip to his own personal “hell” as he is led on his first investigation of insurance fraud. However, though the performances are uniformly strong, only viewers who are already deeply familiar with Dante’s poem will be able to understand...

Author: By Lauren B. Paul, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: St. John of Las Vegas | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

Steve Buscemi plays John Alighieri, a quirky and uncomfortable man fighting a gambling addiction and moving up through the ranks of a mundane insurance agency. When he finally works up the courage to ask his boss (Peter Dinklage) for a raise, he instead offers him a shot at investigating the potential fraud of a stripper named Tasty Delight (Emmanuelle Chriqui...

Author: By Lauren B. Paul, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: St. John of Las Vegas | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

Dispatched to guide John on his first mission is Virgil (Romany Malco), an A-list fraud buster who takes his job very seriously. The two embark on a trip to Las Vegas, John’s own personal Hades, with its endless gambling temptations...

Author: By Lauren B. Paul, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: St. John of Las Vegas | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

...plan to force a series of politically challenging votes for Republicans, rather than concentrate on passing legislation, will not warm things up. And a recent White House meeting about job growth featured tense exchanges between Obama and both Republican Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell and Republican House minority leader John Boehner. There has already been much ugly speculation about the upcoming White House-hosted health care summit: whether it is an actual attempt at bipartisanship or some sort of trap spiked with the telegenic eloquence of the still likable President meant to embarrass Republicans. On the current trajectory, no politician...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Obama Rebuild Bipartisan Trust? | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

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