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...lighter moment, Achebe drew laughs when he told the crowd how Queen Elizabeth II contacted him to see if she could recite his poem “Beware Soul Brother” in a speech...

Author: By Anna E. Sakellariadis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Achebe’s Poems Awe Listeners | 11/18/2008 | See Source »

...like you've put on a few.''Nary an ounce.''Kennedy grinned. "Then the CIA sent up some wrong information.'Marlon bet the president that JFK weighed more than he did. A bathroom scale was brought into the room. Brando checked in at 187 pounds. Kennedy was eleven pounds lighter.'Get some food into this man,' Marlon told the other guests. 'You can't lead the country at a hundred seventy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Latest Brando Bio | 11/14/2008 | See Source »

...songs that follow mellow out. Rage exhausted, only cynicism remains. The chorus likens current disillusionment to Hemingway and the Lost Generation’s loss of faith, “Inside tolls the bell / Outside all is well.” The record ends, though, on a lighter note. The final song, “Before You Were Young,” is the song of a man who vacillates between hope and despair. Nostalgic lyrics are coupled with ascending high-pitched piano runs and at the dramatic climax are married to booming cymbals and beating drums as Healy sincerely...

Author: By Sanders I. Bernstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Travis | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...only to those who can relate to sufferings of Jackson and Mac, or those who don’t care either way. What saves the movie is the chemistry between Mac and Jackson as they do what they do best: drop f-bombs. Jackson is featured in a slightly lighter role than audience members may be used to, but the real comedy comes from Mac, who takes a limited character to the extreme. Mac impeccably delivers uncouth lines almost every two minutes, destining them for imitation in the future. Though crude comedy is decidedly less-valued in critical circles, there...

Author: By Jessica O. Matthews, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: "Soul Men" | 11/7/2008 | See Source »

Completely switching gears to a lighter note, can you talk a little bit about the origins of your relationship with Howard Stern...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A: George Takei on Prop 8 | 11/6/2008 | See Source »

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