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Although Friday night tends to be the most popular night among Harvard students, the Comedy Studio features a two-hour show every night of the week except Monday. And priced at a mere $7-$9, the tickets, which can be purchased at the door, are among the best deals in Cambridge. (And if the price is too steep for your tastes, or even if it’s not, check out the one dollar coupon on the Comedy Studio’s website...
Last month, he issued his second book, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Up Close,” a quest story about a boy searching for answers about his father, who died in the attacks on the Twin Towers. By the mere virtue of the book’s “topic,” Foer has taken his place in American literary history by joining the handful of fiction writers willing to wrestle with the 9/11 terrorist attacks in their work...
...Everything Is Illuminated” succeeds in spite of this gimmick. But this success is not sustainable. Until Foer gets comfortable in his own shoes, he won’t be able to transcend mere impersonation, and his characters will forever feel slightly inhuman. Throwing his voice is not a solution, but a shortcut, and the more he allows himself to take it, the less likely it is that he’ll be able to communicate his feelings with the directness he strives...
...Eagles (15-15) exploited lackluster Harvard pitching to the tune of five home runs over the two games and held the Crimson to a mere three combined runs. The doubleheader proved a major non-conference letdown for the team after a successful opening Ivy League weekend, as it fell by scores...
Manning the sloop regatta necessitated pulling Harvard’s two most capable skippers from the middle of team racing, but the exigencies of qualifying for the sloop championship offset a substandard overall showing in team racing with mere weeks before New England Team Race Championships...