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Bargain-hunting shoppers turned out in droves for Black Friday markdowns, but they didn't open their pocketbooks as widely as last year, according to several retail firms tracking the data. As a result, retailers are only cautiously optimistic heading into the mainstream holiday season, including today's Cyber Monday, and experts believe that many stores will likely have to revamp promotions and discounting plans to ensure that inventories will be cleared by Christmas. (See pictures of people shopping on Black Friday...
...more mainstream audiences and enjoy commercial success. Four years after his thriller Hidden earned a respectable $16 million at the box office worldwide, he is garnering critical acclaim and snapping up awards for his latest film, The White Ribbon. The movie, released this fall in Europe and set to open in December in the U.S., won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year and is generating Oscar buzz as a possible candidate for best foreign film. (See pictures of the red carpet at Cannes...
Houses of worship have long prided themselves on keeping their doors open to all. And many have assumed that respect for their sacredness--and perhaps fear of divine retribution--would keep them safe from crime. But as schools and businesses use more-sophisticated security systems, churches are becoming the soft targets in some communities...
...Jonathan Karsh, a reality-show producer and an excellent home cook, to try them. The first thing we noticed was how right Balzer was about the way we embrace prepared meals. Several times I said I had better "start cooking" when I meant "start microwaving." I was able to open the boxes with a knife from the Top Chef cutlery set the show sent me and pair the food with a Top Chef--branded Quickfire cabernet sauvignon (which was surprisingly good and, at $19, surprisingly expensive). I was expecting a Top Chef robot to feed me, carry...
Eliot House Resident Tutor Carl L. Miller said he had initially planned to welcome his parents and relatives to Harvard with a home-cooked meal, but then decided to open the event to any and all comers after he and his wife, fellow Eliot tutor Valencia Miller, “thought back to [their] undergraduate experiences and the times [they] could not go home...