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...Radio Pictures Inc. “We started off on the wrong foot. Let’s stay that way.” Who hasn’t wanted to whip out a line that sharp? But most of us don’t have that kind of quick wit. It’s mostly confined to the hilarious comedies of the 1930s, particularly “Stage Door,” the timeless story of a boardinghouse full of young actresses trying to make it on Broadway. If modern heroines were witty enough, it’s easy...

Author: By Scoop A. Wasserstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Classics: Stage Door (1937) | 4/19/2006 | See Source »

...conceded 20 states and a total of 164 electoral votes to Bush in the 2004 election—and only 270 electoral votes are required for national victory. Winning is tough when the candidate automatically writes off half the country. Jarding and Saunders suggest Democrats might benefit from a quick refresher in basic math...

Author: By Caroline C. Corbitt, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Southern Strategy for Democrats | 4/19/2006 | See Source »

...with Google Video's 6.2 million and Yahoo!'s 3.8 million. YouTube's traffic grew another 24% just last month, and the site shows more than 40 million videos a day. Visitors to YouTube spend an average of 15 minutes there per session--that's an eternity in the quick-clicking world of the Web. Seriously. Don't go to YouTube if you don't have some time to kill, because whatever time you have, YouTube will kill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How To Get Famous in 30 Seconds | 4/16/2006 | See Source »

...slow the ball down a little bit, to keep possession,” he said of the team’s slowed offensive production later in the game. “We were just trying to keep our tempo to the game, and then they got a couple quick goals and that kind of threw off the tempo.”While the Crimson’s quick start was great, the fact that it was matched by Princeton caused a bit of concern.“Defensively, we made some mistakes in the first half,” Harvard...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Offense Stalls in Second Half | 4/16/2006 | See Source »

...Harvard followed suit in 6:18.3, exactly six seats behind. The second varsity race proved just as dramatic, although the first 1,000 meters played out in line with the routs of last weekend’s competition on the road. The Crimson took a quick three-seat lead off of the start and built the margin to a length as both boats went under the Mass. Ave. Bridge at the midway point.But Harvard never was able to establish open water, and Dartmouth took advantage of the contact with the Crimson’s boat to make a move...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Top Boat Struggles Against Big Green | 4/16/2006 | See Source »

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