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...bathroom symbol pointing a gun at his head, the word “apathy” in bold, the sign language at the bottom, and the mention of Camus and “Office Space” in the reviewer’s quote are enough to capture any mild cynic’s interest. There are probably many pseudo-intellectuals out there making this their manifesto. Your witty friends would eat this...

Author: By Andrew Nunnelly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: BY ITS COVER: Book Covers for the Rest of Us | 12/13/2006 | See Source »

...onions. After some debate, we settled on the chicken next, in a piquant tomato and red pepper sauce. The lamb was the least unique of the three meat dishes, and therefore finished third. The veggie dish of potatoes, carrots, and green beans in a yellow lentil sauce was mild and unobjectionable, and a valuable counterpoint to their more highly spiced platter-mates. The meal as a whole was more than satisfying, and the experience was well worth the $22.26 apiece. We chatted with our server after paying, and she told us that all of the restaurant’s five...

Author: By Jillian J. Goodman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Hotspot: Asmara | 12/7/2006 | See Source »

...collegiate debut, the first game back after the injury, Kessler recorded 21 saves in an 8-1 win over Brown, and felt only mild discomfort in her knee...

Author: By Rebecca A. Compton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Kessler Gets Her Chance In Net | 12/1/2006 | See Source »

...meeting could not have been less contentious,” Glimp Professor of Economics Edward Glaeser said. “The consensus in the room was that there would only be a mild increase in enrollment. We just thought it was important to give students this option...

Author: By Johannah S. Cornblatt, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ec. Dept Approves Minors Proposal | 11/30/2006 | See Source »

...Irwin taking an exam is an exercise in gaming the system. He knows that the Oxbridge dons are bored witless by papers that simply regurgitate the standard academic line. Instead, he urges the boys to mild outrage - if, for example, you're writing about World War II, try to find something good to say about Stalin. Or even Hitler. The point is simply to get into a good college, by whatever means possible, and not be distracted by the delights of learning for its own sake. He represents results-oriented modernism. For him, as opposed to Hector...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The History Boys Makes the Grade | 11/22/2006 | See Source »

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