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Despite the arguably unusual nature of House family life, the children of House Masters rave about the benefits of living within a House: learning about college life, soliciting advice from undergrads, and adapting to change as House residents come...

Author: By Danielle J. Kolin and Naveen N. Srivatsa, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: House Master Families Reflect | 3/8/2010 | See Source »

Helene Hegemann's debut novel, Axolotl Roadkill, cracked Germany's best-seller list and received rave reviews by newspapers after it was published in late January. "The book is phenomenal. And its author is a phenomenon," gushed the daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung. Another paper, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, called the book "the great coming-of-age novel of the Naughties." But Hegemann didn't have much time to rest on her laurels. A blogger, Deef Pirmasens, became suspicious of the minor's vivid descriptions of drug-fueled nights at the infamous Berlin techno club Berghain and discovered that several passages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: German Teen's Debut Novel: Plagiarism or Sampling? | 2/18/2010 | See Source »

...triple lutz. "It's amazing," says David King, a pairs skater. "We have the best view ever. The big bay windows are massive." Jenna McCorkell, another skater, chimes in, "It's strange, coming into the Olympics, you don't know what to expect. The rooms are everything and better." Rave reviews from the Olympians, for sure. But the taxpayers of Vancouver may sharply disagree...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vancouver's Olympic Village: Let the Bailout Games Begin | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

...term affect their careers? I really believe that some of these actors could have gone on to even greater things professionally had the label not been stuck on them. Many of them were serious actors who had studied with important teachers and had received rave reviews. On the other hand, the label is such a big part now of their chapter in pop-culture history, so it's kind of hard to imagine them without...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brat Pack Author Susannah Gora | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

...month apprenticeship with a "gruff old guide" called Sombat Janpetchara, the daughter of a palace chef. "She cooked with poise and elegance and a definition of taste that made other foods seem ordinary," Thompson recalls. He returned to Sydney to start his first restaurant, Darley Street Thai, to rave reviews. A decade later he opened Nahm in London, the first Thai restaurant with a Michelin star...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sidewalk Smorgasbord | 2/1/2010 | See Source »

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