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...front of a crowd of 10,116 on Senior Day.The Crimson victory, combined with a 27-6 Bulldogs win over Princeton, means that the upcoming matchup between the Harvard and Yale will be the first time both teams have entered The Game with perfect Ivy League records since 1968.“We’ve obviously, in the 14 years I’ve been here, never been in that situation,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. “I think it’s great for the league—hopefully it will give...
...machine. The shock of his sudden depredations - pow, you're dead - grants the movie some of its very curious rhythm. It has a rather calm and objective air about it most of the time. But whenever Bardem appears, something nasty starts twisting in your gut. He's about as perfect a representation of unambiguous evil as the movies have lately offered. And Brolin is his perfect foil. He's terrific as a totally twisted cop in American Gangster, but he's equally good as a totally innocent good ole boy here. All right, trying to make off with someone else...
...outpaced their audiences while Americans began exporting their music for the people; extremist political leaders used threats and violence to chain musicians to their propaganda machines; in-fighting and trend-chasing doomed classical music’s withering popularity—it was no single force but an historical perfect storm that drove the public away.No one could be sadder about the separation than Ross, whose enthusiasm for music as music suffuses the book. His obvious affection for all those composers that posterity forgot leads him occasionally to bite off a larger chunk than his readership can chew...
...causes AIDS.) In late September, Mbeki outraged the country again by sacking the head of the National Prosecuting Authority, Vusi Pikoli, who had issued an arrest warrant for another Mbeki ally, the country's top policeman, Jackie Selebi. A thumbs-down from the beleaguered President may just be the perfect endorsement for Zuma...
...it’s shaping up to be a real grind-it-out, low-scoring affair. It’ll be cold, and with about 148 hours separating it from a perfect Ivy campaign and its first crown since 2004, Harvard won’t be taking any chances. But I have a hunch on the over...