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...giant snow phalluses, but hardly ever will a snowstorm relieve undergraduates from classes. The official FAS “inclement weather” policy states that since most of Harvard’s student body and faculty live in close proximity to the college, the school “rarely declares a University-wide weather emergency.” When there is bad weather, “all staff are expected to make every effort...to be at work,” the policy reads, and employees who choose to stay at home “will normally be expected...
...faults, it’s good that “Tristram Shandy” was made. Ambitious meta-movies are rare these days. And this is the only way this convoluted novel could have been adapted to screen...
...decapitation for offending cartoonists, or the priest shot dead while praying in his church in Turkey. Whether it was a singularly disturbing violent act or the coalescing of many vile reactions, I have been gripped by the ongoing Danish cartoon jihad, and my sentiments have settled with that rare union of outrage and scholarly interest.From these Muslims at the beginning of the 21st century, the history student within detected a certain resonance with the pre-modern Church and the way it dealt with dissidents.I’d like to be satiated by an intellectual discourse over the cartoon jihad...
...platonic pairings, the guys teach book smarts and the women teach their partners social skills while competing for a $250,000 purse. (A version with smart chicks and beefcake studs is in the works.) Both groups build confidence and learn what they have in common. It's a rare series that, by playing to stereotypes, ends up disproving them...
...Oddly enough, the panel wasn't meant to consider the issue of drug labeling. Instead, it was exploring whether some rare but frightening instances of sudden death occurring in people taking these drugs warranted further study. There have been 25 such cases reported to the FDA in recent years, though it's uncertain that the drugs caused the deaths. In addition, the panel looked at preliminary data suggesting an increased risk of arrhythmias and strokes associated with these medications. "The main purpose of the meeting was to look at study design to review this," explained Dr. Thomas Laughren, director...