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...just because we were all here being awkward together at a sleep-away camp on the Charles doesn’t necessarily mean that the gawkish days have ended. I remember young Grant Noble’s first Harvard Carnival, baked beans and ranger cookies sliding around his white plastic plate as he tried to manage his cutlery, hold a hotdog, and escape from a girl with blonde dreadlocks who said she wanted to be his best friend. In fact, run-ins like this have unquestionably been happening at Harvard since 1636, when the first hobbledehoy freshmen putzed around...
...having an affair with Harry Pfarrer, a married, womanizing federal marshal played by George Clooney. A disc containing Osbourne’s memoir notes soon finds its way into the hands of two Hardbodies gym employees, Linda Litzke (McDormand) and Chad Feldheimer (Pitt). Linda, desperate for life-changing plastic surgery, masterminds a plan to sell the worthless information to the Russians and enlists the help of dimwitted Chad. The scheme soon spirals out of control, resulting in tragedy. The humor of the film is derived from the irony of the plot; the characters think they are in control, but they...
...widening scandal, at least three babies have died and more than 6,200 have become sick after consuming milk contaminated with the nonfood substance melamine. Beijing is investigating at least 22 companies that packaged tainted milk and yogurt sold in mainland China and Hong Kong. Melamine, a plastic compound that shows up as protein in some food tests, has been used by certain manufacturers in China to make their products appear more nutritious. In 2007, thousands of pets in the U.S. died after eating pet food contaminated with Chinese melamine...
...more than just a catalog of environmental degradation. Franklin, 52, and a Magnum photographer for more than 30 years, found his early inspiration for the series on a 2003 trip through Andalucian farmland; it was there that he saw vast swaths of the countryside covered - and intriguingly altered - by plastic sheets designed to protect against the elements and infestation. Franklin then crisscrossed Europe (from Portugal to Russia, Norway to Greece) documenting the changes he saw. His startling work captures artificial beaches, groomed ski slopes and blade-perfect golf courses; forests, mountains and cities. Through his lens, cross-country motorways become...
Also noteworthy is his distinctive performance style: he dances about on stage, often stripping down to just his underwear, and keeps only his laptop—protected from his frequently flying sweat by plastic wrap—with him onstage...