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Going TV-less If Lev Grossman has a spare $10 per month, I have two additional words for him: Netflix Instant [May 12]. Despite the fact that I don't subscribe to HBO or Showtime, I have watched all Sopranos episodes and two seasons of Weeds, have caught up on early episodes of 30 Rock, old movies and myriad other programs. Who needs a TV, indeed? Liz White, LOS ANGELES...
Spending the first half of the race back in the field by about a length, the boat’s stroke rating was high and the crew was not getting the run per stroke they knew they needed...
...donated $5 million to the University to support students pursuing joint degrees from the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Business School. The gift will provide one year’s tuition, fees, and summer internship support for up to 20 Kennedy School and Business School joint degree students per year for the next five years. In addition, some money will go toward supporting curriculum and case study development, the Kennedy School said in an announcement. The Rubenstein Fund will be available to students starting this fall. “I have said for a long time that I think...
Twice, the movie paused for a few seconds to buffer the video stream. That's a buzz kill - the Roku folks say it can happen when your broadband speed drops below 1 megabit per second. (My standard Comcast connection is usually above 2 megabits per second, but congestion, I guess, happens. Either that or Comcast, which has long been suspected of throttling back on bandwidth hogs, is punishing...
...days since, though, India's most nationalistic politicians, newspapers and television pundits have expressed outrage, calling Bush's comment rude and insensitive because it suggests Indians are to blame for recent global food price increases and implies they should eat less. "U.S. Eats 5 Times More than India Per Capita" blared a headline in the Times of India above a typical story outlining the massive disparities between the amount of grains, meat and vegetables the average American and average Indian consumes. The message from many Indians over the past two weeks has been stark: Americans should stop blaming others...