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...Essentially, they wear black crushed velvet hooded capes, sing a ritualistic chant at the beginning and end of meetings, perform a séance, and then vote on students, head’s up seven up style, if I had to guess. The Gatekeeper counts thumbs...

Author: By Thea S. Morton | Title: The Trainwreck Couple | 10/10/2007 | See Source »

Kovacs was joined at the competition by a pair of Crimson teammates, freshman Teddy Himler and sophomore Drew Robb. With the top four performers getting invitations to nationals, Himler and Robb were looking to perform a feat not seen since Clay Johnson ’07 took first place and qualified for nationals as a sophomore...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Kovacs Cruises in Singlehanded Regatta | 10/9/2007 | See Source »

...Battle for World Supremacy, first held in 2000, is a single-elimination tournament, with 18 competitors who perform meticulously rehearsed 60 and 90 second-long sets. The participants—all winners of DMC national competitions—are judged by roughly 20 of their fellow DJs, who look for performance skills and technical ability...

Author: By Sarah J. Howland, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Senior Wins World DJ Title | 10/9/2007 | See Source »

...marvelous job of creating realistic and believable characters; for instance, it is impossible not to root for Schmidt’s dorky but endearing Rudy. The intensity and range of emotions the actors convey makes the show almost as tiring to watch as it must be to perform...

Author: By Victoria B. Kabak, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Bent’ Tells a Wrenching Tale | 10/8/2007 | See Source »

...infidelity, Curtis' torment is compounded by epileptic fits - often on stage - and a fear of the additional responsibilities of looming success. Joy Division songs such as Love Will Tear Us Apart, heavy with Curtis' anguish and sense of isolation, are framed eloquently in context. And by having the actors perform the music themselves rather than mime to originals, Corbijn captures the energy of Joy Division's shows. Shot, naturally, in black and white, Control has the intense feel of a 1960s British kitchen-sink drama, leavened by Corbijn's empathy for Curtis' plight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anton Corbijn: Moving Pictures | 10/4/2007 | See Source »

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