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...robs a casino dressed in a Santa outfit. Bonus: Ghostbusters II—Not really an action movie, but superb nonetheless. Pink slime threatens to destroy New York on New Year’s Eve and a crowd singing “Auld Lang Syne” stops a portrait-come-to-life from sacrificing a baby. --Alexander B. Fabry ’09 is the outgoing Features editor. He’s looking forward to an action movie marathon very soon...
...Morris” hears a radio presenter pronounce the non-sequitur “Beethoven was one-sixteenth black” while introducing the musicians who will be performing a selection from the composer’s oeuvre. He is caught in the gaze of a framed portrait of his great-grandfather, a diamond prospector. He then sets off for a black township on a genealogical quest for the long-lost cousins he hypothesizes he must have, descendants of the illicit sexual liaisons that often transpired between prospectors and the black washerwoman who worked in the mining camps. A series...
...still suffer from a heightened sense of vulnerability. One year after its initial publication, Radcliffe Instiute executive dean Lousie Richarson’s perspective on terrorism and nuanced advocacy of counter-terrorism efforts remains relevant.Richardson crafts a thorough history of terrorism that provides an even-handed portrait of modern terror’s roots, and memories of a childhood in Ireland amidst family stories of British oppression imbue her conclusions with a unique authority. Despite its strong foundation, though, “What Terrorists Want” strays from its persuasive path and succumbs to a political blame-game once...
...mark Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday and the centennial of the Lincoln penny, the 1 coin is undergoing its first redesign in 50 years. Set to debut in 2009, the new look will still have the familiar portrait of the 16th President on the heads side, but tails will feature one of four scenes from his life. (Being considered is one of Lincoln speaking before the Illinois legislature.) That is, if the project survives. It was approved two years ago, before metal prices jumped. At last count, each penny cost 1.67 to produce...
...oppressive, seemingly eternal captivity, a muted contentment prevails. Through enjambment and strategic placement of dashes, the poem suggests that it might be read as a series of questions or statements—possibly between multiple speakers—introducing an element of interpretative ambiguity to Valentine’s portrait of desperation. Each of Valentine’s six sections explores a different manifestation of the theme of beauty in darkness. In the third part, “Strange Lights,” Valentine presents a series of poems written from the viewpoint of a patient in a hospital...