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...gonna do it." A coda to that idea is offered in the elegiac new documentary In the Shadow of the Moon. One of the scenes shows the men of Mission Control lighting cigars after the 1969 splashdown of Apollo 11. Behind them, on a control room viewing screen, two words are projected: TASK ACCOMPLISHED. That may be a less triumphal phrasing than "mission," but whatever you call it, Americans knew enough not to boast about a thing until we had done...
...Banner of Heaven”—you realize that you are about to embark upon an inspiring yet excruciating true-life journey that plays painful tricks on your nerves. When you hand one of these stories to Sean Penn to adapt and direct for the big screen, the result is full exhaustion of the mind, body, and soul. His portrayal of “Into the Wild” traces the steps of a young Christopher McCandless, who graduated from college in the 1990s, took on an ascetic lifestyle, searched for something by embracing nothing, and ventured head...
...emergency text-messaging alert system put into place this semester in the wake of last spring’s shooting at Virginia Tech. Harvard affiliates can join the alert system by registering their cell phone numbers at the Web site messageme.harvard.edu. Another development for shuttle users is an LED screen in Cabot House’s dining hall, which displays the departure time and final destination of the next shuttle. The project, the brainchild of former Cabot House resident Brian S. Gillis ’07-’08, is now run by two resident tutors. Samuel H. Lipoff...
...Devil Wears Prada”) and Amy Brenneman (TV’s “Private Practice”). Male counterparts like Hugh Dancy (“Evening”) and Jimmy Smits (“Cane”) are equally impressive, even though their screen time is limited to a few scenes. Blunt, nearly unrecognizable with her darker, shorter hair, plays Prudie, a melancholy French teacher married to a sports-frenzied jock-type (Marc Blucas) who thinks “Austen” refers to the capitol of Texas. After her husband cancels their trip to Paris?...
...director of nutrition services for the 23,000-student district. When the student reaches the end of the line, she places an index finger on a pad about the size of a car's garage opener. Her name, and sometimes an image of her face, appears on a computer screen in front of the cashier. Kids with dirty or sweaty fingers are allowed to use their ID card, as are students who can't have an image taken of them because of religious or cultural issues. Allen says the system has helped add at least 10 minutes to lunch periods...