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...midst of midterm studying? If you need a break from the UC elections, check out “Man of the Year,” a dark comedy that explores what happens when a political satirist runs for the presidency as a joke—and wins. Starring Robin Williams, the film features notable actors, including Christopher Walken, who plays Williams’s campaign manager, and Laura Linney, who works for a corrupt electronic voting machine company. The movie shows how innovative dark horse candidates have to be to catch the public’s eye. (Remind anyone...
...Harvard was boosted by some unexpected standout individual performances. Both teams beat Sacred Heart by a score of 21-6 yesterday at the Malkin Athletic Center. In dual-meet play, nine bouts are fought for each weapon—with three fencers in each weapon facing off in round-robin play—for a total of 27 bouts. The men’s side won all three weapons, 7-2 in saber, 8-1 in foil, and 6-3 in epee. The women dominated Sacred Heart in saber, 8-1, and foil, 9-0, but lost epee...
...Many shareholders aren?t happy. According to Robin Ashby of the Northern Rock Small Shareholders Group, an "overwhelming majority" of shareholders at a meeting on Monday in the northern English city of Newcastle where the lender is based, agreed in an informal vote that Branson?s offer undervalued the company. Shareholders still have the power to block a sale because the bank has not officially been declared insolvent, despite its reliance on an approximate $47 billion bail out made by the Bank of England in September, when Northern Rock revealed its financial difficulties. "The directors need to be aware that...
...find with famous friends like Arnold Schwarzenegger. The madness spread when Ralph Lauren wore a Radiomir in one of his ad campaigns. The wait to get a Panerai, produced annually in limited quantities, can be up to several years. Still, that hasn't stopped A-list stars like Robin Williams, Brad Pitt and Russell Crowe from joining the Paneristi ranks...
...belching as a PG-13 rating will allow, and where the strangely Shrekish-looking Hrothgar staggers about drunkenly in a toga that is ever in danger of slipping off his mammoth body. It also takes a while to grow accustomed to the faces of Hrothgar, his wife Wealthow (Robin Wright Penn) and the oily counselor Unferth (John Malkovich). The faces have lines and creases, but they don't look lived in. This quibble subsides when Beowulf appears. The political drama of the palace is instantly amped up to mythical stature, and we can start appreciating the film for what...