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...value should be attached to his rating of Bill's advice. Fair point. But as someone who wrote about sport full-time for 11 years and has heard many of Australia's most celebrated coaches address their players - in modes both Churchillian and fatherly - I can still see the magic in Bill's words. It's easy to talk yourself numb about the complexities of coaching in the professional era. And sure, at the top of any sport there's a lot of stuff coaches must get their head around. But the complexity can also be a trap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Keep It Simple, Sport | 12/12/2005 | See Source »

...having to study for exams ruins their breaks. The reality is that anyone who even contemplates studying over winter vacation has already made a grave mistake…the fact of the matter is that there’s simply no need to.People seem to have forgotten the magic that is Reading Period. Starting and ending approximately whenever you feel like it, this is your chance to study for exactly as much or as little as you want. On any given day, you can study for six hours, or you can do nothing...

Author: By Andrew Kreicher, | Title: Give Me Reading Period | 12/9/2005 | See Source »

...with them, Andrew Adamson’s (“Shrek”) work fails on two counts: accurately presenting Lewis’ classic story and creating an entertaining fantasy epic film, especially in the wake of the “Rings” series. Adamson inflates the simple, magical allegory of “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” into 140 minutes of unnecessary battle sequences, uninspired acting, and unrealistic graphics. The plot of the book is fairly simple. The four Pevensie siblings—Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter—accidentally escape World...

Author: By Kristina M. Moore, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe | 12/8/2005 | See Source »

Parakeets aren’t meant to be cut in half. But that didn’t stop a young Michael C. Mitnick ’06 from trying to steal his older sister’s parakeet for a magic trick. “I thought there was no good reason why I couldn’t try to puncture...

Author: By Silas P. Howland, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Working His Magic—Onstage and Off | 12/7/2005 | See Source »

With or without pants, Mitnick will continue to work his magic. Whether or not it involves sleight of hand...

Author: By Silas P. Howland, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Working His Magic—Onstage and Off | 12/7/2005 | See Source »

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