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...Such views have little traction in the Shi'ite villages of the eastern Bekaa Valley where Toufeili lives. Local residents openly mock the stubborn cleric, accusing him of being on the payroll of Hizballah's opponents. Small wonder, then, that he rarely leaves his home, and that his bodyguard rarely leaves his side...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Secrets of a Hizballah Renegade | 4/24/2007 | See Source »

...Inhabiting the movies-only aesthetic of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez (to whose Grindhouse double feature Wright contributed a funny mock-horror trailer), Wright and Pegg have topped Shaun of the Dead by trans(atlantic)planting a whole gaggle of genres: the English-village comedy, the Wicker Man strain of rural horror, any number of Brit police TV series and its main reference point, the Hollywood action film. But the thing to cherish - and I hope I won't scare you away with this - is how bloody English it is. By which I mean, bloody funny...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hot Fuzz: Lethal Weapons in Jolly Old England | 4/21/2007 | See Source »

...doing amazing things with DNA testing today. The Gamut: This all-poetry magazine should be receptive to tearjerkers about a misunderstood unicorn who becomes a societal outcast because of one alleged act. Or multiple alleged acts. Harvard Outing Club: What happens in the woods, stays in the woods. Mock Trial Team & Pre-Law Society: In case you should ever find yourself in court. Harvard Science Fiction Club: These guys will believe any story. Catholic Student Association: A religion that believes in creative birth control, not to mention confession. Harvard Civil War Reenactment Club: How better to lead the Union...

Author: By Daniel B. Adler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Compulsive Joiner? Try These | 4/18/2007 | See Source »

...Jeopardy!’ tryouts were there,” she said. “It was kind of spontaneous—everyone on my team tried out.” After passing the first phase of the process, a written test, Grand then took part in a mock run-through of the game show. Last month, Grand found out she’d made the final cut. And while host Alex Trebek often stumps even the sharpest of contestants, Grand said she has not done much to tune up for the show. “There?...

Author: By Maxwell L. Child, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Freshman Will Take ‘Jeopardy!’ for $100K, Alex | 4/13/2007 | See Source »

...sentiment is not far removed from Plant’s reluctance to ask the Student Activities Office for guidance, and it might be true that Harvard students are simply too independent for their own good. But the administration is hardly ready to change its policies to ensure that the Mock Trial Team can receive money from direct grants rather than from indulgent relatives. Aggressive action to achieve a cooperative atmosphere between students and the administration is something that is missing from both sides...

Author: By Diane J. Choi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Endangered Harvard Species | 4/11/2007 | See Source »

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