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...fell into whispered reverence. People scheduled their vacations around it, obsessively taped its movies; there's a clique of Turner Classic Monastics who record, then trade, every premiere of an antique film on TCM. From its airing of films from the rowdy 1930-34 period, a new genre called pre-Code entered the FOOF phrase book along with auteur and film noir. To the faithful, TCM was the Lamborghini, the Mouton Rothschild, the very Callas of movie channels. Eventually, I got to see what all the rapture was about. And yes, it changed my life. (See TIME's list...
Better Off Ted •second pre-emption of by an Obama press conference prompts brilliantly satirical response by the producers of that you won't fully appreciate unless you're watching the show, which you're probably not but definitely should...
...It’s appropriate that the show should open on pre-frosh weekend. With its sincerity and intellectual openness, the show reminded me of those late night dorm conversations that everyone goes through freshman year, when the world seems on the verge of giving up all its secrets. Unlike a stoned freshman, however, Calla Videt knows what she’s talking about. She has real ideas about how people and history work together, and while they’re sometimes fuzzy, they can’t be easily dismissed; I’ve decided...
...schools while applications increase,” he said. Students at Harvard College said that the tougher job market is bolstering interest in attending graduate schools. “There has been an increase in applicants to medical schools, and an increase in Harvard students switching their concentrations to pre-med, hoping to avoid Wall Street,” said Christine W. Li ’10, president of the Harvard Premedical Society. Nimi P. Katragadda ’10, co-president of the Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business, said she has noticed a similar bump in enthusiasm for business...
...pre-frosh panels yesterday focused not on academics at the College or a particular student organization, but on a lesser known element of Harvard student life: sex. The larger event, entitled “Sex at Harvard,” showcased a compilation of student groups that focused on sex-related issues, including True Love Revolution, H-Bomb, and Harvard Men Against Rape. The panel attracted about 40 prospective students, filling a packed Sever Hall classroom. “We promote a positive philosophy about sex where we find great meaning and beauty...