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Which brings me to the third problem. The IOC is being run by narrower and narrower interests. It spends time bashing Athens for not spending enough government money for the 2004 Summer Olympics while awarding the totalitarian Chinese government the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. Lip service is being paid to improvements in drug testing. The committee adds sports to each Games like there’s a sale on them at Filene’s. Ballroom dancing? Extreme snowboarding...

Author: By Rahul Rohatgi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Winter of Discontent | 2/7/2002 | See Source »

...reading Mark Bowden's brilliant book of the same title. I hope every American will look beyond the labels "war movie" and "failed mission" and see the moving story about heroes willing to give their lives for their country, humanity and ideals that most Americans, including myself, give only lip service to. KARIN ANDERSON Marina del Rey, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 14, 2002 | 1/14/2002 | See Source »

...some still lifes. Perhaps best known is “Self Portrait” (1936). Bordered by a rich warm brown, decontextualized background composed of relaxed and blotted brush strokes, the face is minimally painted with deep and intense blue around the eyes, and red accents on the lip and the tie. The expression shows neither contentment nor despair but instead reveals confidence or strength balanced with a reluctance to exhibitionism. The portrait lacks details and the blue circles cloud our ability to connect with the eyes while making us more attracted to and curious about them. The obvious light...

Author: By J. hale Russell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Big Apple Art | 1/11/2002 | See Source »

...some of this stuff works. As they say, he’s only vocalizing what we’re all thinking. Who doesn’t relate to the experience of picking toenails? But the whole thing smacks of a childish attempt to gross you out. The bit on lip crud was less than inspired...

Author: By Benjamin D. Margolis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Albums | 1/11/2002 | See Source »

...some of this stuff works. As they say, he’s only vocalizing what we’re all thinking. Who doesn’t relate to the experience of picking toenails? But the whole thing smacks of a childish attempt to gross you out. The bit on lip crud was less than inspired...

Author: By Benjamin D. Margo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Music | 1/11/2002 | See Source »

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