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...Smallville in 2003, playing a scientist examining the young Clark Kent. A show "jumps the shark" when its ratings stunts smack of desperation. The phrase was inspired by a a three-part Happy Days special in 1977 in which Fonzie jumped over a shark pen on water skis; fans point to it as the specific moment the show started its decline. (Jumpingtheshark.com is devoted to analyzing ratings stunts to identify exactly those instances for current TV shows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sweeps Week | 10/29/2009 | See Source »

...students trying to treat spiritedness as if it needs a deeper explanation—"I think there would be so much more House spirit if housing was nonrandomized and I could live with people who shared my interests." They don’t seem to realize that the whole point of House spirit is to connect students who wouldn’t otherwise have anything to do with each other. As contrived as it may seem, House spirit and school spirit enrich undergraduate life by encouraging a sense of community among otherwise highly individualistic people. It’s nice...

Author: By Adrienne Y. Lee | Title: Just Cheer | 10/28/2009 | See Source »

...still, every fall before The Game, the Harvard College Fund Undergraduate Committee holds its "Beat Yale" shirt design contest just in case the point hasn't quite been made. The eight finalist nominees have been chosen and circulated via email, and FlyBy has chosen a few of its favorites to highlight...

Author: By H. Zane B. Wruble | Title: We Don't Need a T-Shirt to Tell Us Yale Sucks... | 10/28/2009 | See Source »

Short, sweet, and to the point. Large blocky letters make the message that much more clear...

Author: By H. Zane B. Wruble | Title: We Don't Need a T-Shirt to Tell Us Yale Sucks... | 10/28/2009 | See Source »

...money, would be substantial. As President Barack Obama deliberates signing a new bill that would allow money to be allocated for insurgents who jump the fence and fight on the side of the government, as was done in Iraq's Anbar Awakening, Karzai would be a key point person for mediating between the Taliban and the presidential palace.(See pictures of the battle in Afghanistan's Kunar province...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Karzai's Problem Brother: Drugs, Spies and Controversy | 10/28/2009 | See Source »

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