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...Lebowski.” What makes those films successful, however, is the skilful juxtaposition between a fatalistic plot and wonderfully imaginative, fully conceived characters—the latter of which “Burn After Reading” unfortunately lacks. The characters are indeed idiosyncratic and neurotic. Linda??s obsession with “reinventing” herself, Harry’s food allergy anxieties, and Ozzy’s pronunciation of “memoir” (mem-WAH) are omnipresent. But this does not mean that they are complex. Even McDormand and Swinton, two exceptional actors...

Author: By Claire J. Saffitz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Burn After Reading | 9/19/2008 | See Source »

...presentation was the first of three talks to be given by Kahneman this week as part of the Mind/Brain/Behavior Interfaculty Initiative’s 2008 Distinguished Lecture Series. Kahneman opened the evening by presenting a series of examples of persistent flaws in intuition. In his “Linda?? scenario, for example, Kahneman revealed the tendency for people to misjudge probabilities. Respondents frequently estimate that the likelihood of a woman named Linda being both a bank teller and active in the feminist movement was greater than the probability of her just being a bankteller, simply because...

Author: By Wyatt P. Gleichauf, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nobel Laureate Explains Intuition | 4/16/2008 | See Source »

Beauty has its rewards. The young lady pictured here won tributes from nine Square merchants after six discriminating Crimson editors tabbed her Miss Radcliffe 1955. The name: Linda Bartlett. The address: Bertram Hall. The phone number: EL 4-8374. Home state: California. Linda??s charms yesterday won her flowers from the University Florist, a meal ticket from the University Luncheonette, a Harvard scarf from J. August, stationare from Bob Slate’s, a book from Harvard Book Store, a record from Briggs and Briggs, tickets from Brattle Theatre, perfume from the Coop, and cigarettes from Philip Morris...

Author: By Stephanie E. Butler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Time & Again | 6/3/2002 | See Source »

...weight without exercising or dieting. It’s helped millions, including Linda Clarkson, who gets weepy talking about how she “noticed a real difference in [her husband’s] behavior” after losing weight with Bio Slim. Watch a couple make out during Linda??s testimonial, and watch a babe in bikini lounging by a pool with two hot guys while you find out how to order...

Author: By R. Fujii, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Infomercials, Inspirations of Insanity | 11/29/2001 | See Source »

...students, the idea of being an excellent student and an athlete, or a dancer, or a journal editor, seems itself like a lofty goal. But many extension school students are used to taking on so many roles that many of them think they can do it all. Consider Linda??s words as she stood in the backyard in the Fly, the night before she’d have to wake up early in the morning to work behind the counter at Starbucks...

Author: By Angie Marek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Degrees of Separation | 9/27/2001 | See Source »

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