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...took to get a replacement, my TV was dead as well. This would be a tragic circumstance for most Americans. But for a TV critic, it was a blow to my livelihood. I was like a cotton farmer after a weevil infestation. I was cut off from the main pipeline of American media life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A TV Critic in the Post-TV World | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...past glory," Houser says. "They think they're the last true Americans, the outlaws, the free." But like Niko - who appears periodically in Johnny's story and is an uncanny presence, since he's now outside the player's control - Johnny watches his fantasy deconstructed around him by main force. The further outside the law he goes, the more he sees that he's just as trapped as he ever was. "He's no freer than a guy who goes to an office every day," Houser says. "He's the same as a waiter. He thinks he's different...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grand Theft Auto's Extreme Storytelling | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...favor.With an 8-1 regular season record, a second place Ivy League finish, and home-court advantage, Harvard will likely be the team to beat in this weekend’s Howe Cup. The tournament opens Friday at the Barnaby Courts and runs through Sunday.The Crimson’s main competition this weekend will be Princeton, who narrowly defeated Harvard 4-5 at home on Sunday. “You could call [the loss to Princeton] just a bit of a hiccup,” Bajwa said. “I truly believe that if they carry...

Author: By Barrett P. Kenny, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Ends Regular Season On High Note | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...sugar” to heart. While she delivers messages that are brash, defiant and sometimes painfully candid, she delivers them in poppy tunes, soft beats and simple harmonies. Her voice, too, is gentle and—at least to the American ear—charmingly accented. But the main appeal of her music lies in what she has to say, and she knows it functions as both the primary melodic element and rhythmic focus of her songs, drawing attention to her messages more than anything else. Her idiosyncratic combination of indulgently catchy tunes and witty, strong-willed lyrics?...

Author: By Antonia M.R. Peacocke, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Lily Allen | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...rightward tilt is a blow to President Obama's hopes that a new Israeli government might be willing to make peace with the Palestinians and various Arab neighbors. Netanyahu and Lieberman are pushing for the expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, which Palestinians say is a main obstacle to peace, and they are adamant that Israel should hang on to the Golan Heights, which was seized from Syria in the 1967 war. Netanyahu and Lieberman also say the army ought to return to Gaza and wipe out Hamas. During the campaign, Netanyahu said, "There will be no alternative...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel's Election Dashes Hopes for Peace | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

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