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...first problems Allard had to solve was what the new Xbox would look like. It's not a trivial question. The old Xbox is large and forbidding, a matte black and poisonous green plastic crate the size of a VCR. Perfect for hard-core gamers, maybe, but if Microsoft wanted to grow its audience, Allard knew the new Xbox had to look kinder and gentler. The goal was a design that was welcoming but not wimpy, that snagged the soccer moms and NASCAR dads and Britney girls--without losing the Halo boys...
...thinking about the form. Why shouldn't comix be used as a serious rhetorical device? Taking the medium out of the realm of pure narrative entertainment, Eisner's final work attempts the ultimate challenge of an artwork: something that will change the world. As such, it makes a perfect capstone to the oeuvre of one of comix' greatest forward-thinkers...
...there was Harvard—and several boat lengths back sat everybody else. The 17-race win streak at season’s opening—the Crimson has not lost a dual race since 2001—swelled to 21 duals after this year’s perfect campaign...
Harvard has had unparalleled success in the dual season, with the first varsity finishing at 10-1 and the second varsity a perfect 10-0. The team enjoyed its first Haines Cup victory over Navy since 2001, won a third-consecutive Goldthwait Cup over Yale and Princeton, and defeated Dartmouth and MIT for Harvard’s ninth Biglin Bowl trophy in 10 years...
Harvard has had unparalleled success in the dual season, with the first varsity finishing at 10-1 and the second varsity a perfect 10-0. The team enjoyed its first Haines Cup victory over Navy since 2001, won a third-consecutive Goldthwait Cup over Yale and Princeton, and defeated Dartmouth and MIT for Harvard’s ninth Biglin Bowl trophy in 10 years...