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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Compare the public silence about inaccuracies in Smith’s film with the dull roar surrounding the recent release of “21”, based on Ben Mezrich’s (already not-quite-true) account of MIT’s card-counting Blackjack Team. Based on the trailer alone, one can tell the production team knows well mainstream America’s unflagging yen for aesthetically pleasing Caucasians cavorting in shiny cities and beating all odds (Ocean’s 11 through 16, would you stand up please...

Author: By James M. Larkin | Title: A Shameless Bust | 4/13/2008 | See Source »

...engaged in "a contest of cowardice and inelegance" in cynically refusing to back her up in a tight spot for their own political gain. The spectacle of a cabinet member publicly slagging off her ministerial superior and the majority leader as wimps created a deafening roar on the right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sarkozy's Ministers Face Off | 4/11/2008 | See Source »

...nice to get out and play in the sun, but it’s always kind of a shock coming back.” The training seems to have made a positive impact, as Harvard finds itself quite short on time. The Columbia-hosted Roar-ee Invitational marks the only other competitive play for the Crimson before the Ivy League championships in two weeks. Despite this short introduction to the spring season, the team has demonstrated critical poise so far. “Considering we’ve only had three weeks of practice, people are playing really well...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Starts Spring Strong | 4/7/2008 | See Source »

...gunfire. At the TIME bureau in the Jadriyah district, we get four to six hours of electricity a day, up from just two hours. This means there are long spells when you can hear the sounds of the city--traffic, the calls to prayer--instead of the constant roar of generators...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Looking for the New Baghdad | 4/3/2008 | See Source »

...point lead with 6:52 to play in the first quickly mutated into a nine-point deficit at halftime. The Crimson’s shooting, which kept the baskets singing in the first half (50 percent from three-point range) calmed to a dull roar in the second (23 percent from downtown...

Author: By Mauricio A. Cruz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Captain Bids Farewell to Long, Trying Career in Crimson and White | 3/9/2008 | See Source »

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