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...another. Spags admits that he would like to use the site as a springboard for a possible book deal, but feels that "any revenue I'd make off of the site itself" - it currently generates none - "would cheapen what the site is all about." No pun intended...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Maybe You Shouldn't Buy That, Dummy | 5/20/2009 | See Source »

Though the students—who are both fine now—didn’t have a groundbreaking (no pun intended) revelation à la Isaac Newton, they did seem to gain a newfound appreciation for life and a deprecatory attitude towards Harvard’s historic (read: dilapidated) buildings...

Author: By Liyun Jin | Title: It's Raining Confetti and... Metal Railings? | 5/3/2009 | See Source »

Match 5: THE GIRLS, AKA Maria "The PUN-isher" May (blue) versus Eleanor "The Viking" Wilking...

Author: By H. Zane B. Wruble | Title: Boxers Beat Up On Each Other | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...might have been like back in the Renaissance. “A lot of small playing groups call themselves camerata,” explains Anna H. de Bakker ’10, who sings the alto part in the vocal ensemble, “and we were making a pun.” The program that Camerata Obscura will be presenting on Saturday May 2 at 2:30 at Adolphus Busch Hall, titled “Music of Lament,” showcases music’s ancient past. Camerata Obscura is a small group composed of five singers that...

Author: By Susie Y. Kim, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Performance of Pop’s Past | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...veal. In 2007, the entire kangaroo industry, which includes pet-food and hide sales, was valued at about $30 million, compared to over $1.4 billion for Australia's sheep business. "I'm sure those producing kangaroo got a bounce out of [Garnaut's report], if you'll pardon the pun," says Brett Heffernan, a spokesman for the National Farmers' Federation. "But it's not likely to take over traditional cattle and lamb and everything else. There's still a long way to go for the industry to solidify itself." Animal-rights groups oppose kangaroo culling; the famously vegetarian Paul McCartney...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kangaroo: It's What's For Dinner | 4/30/2009 | See Source »

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