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...scanners or the Web, RCA introduces Alert Guard. The early-warning system, built into four new RCA TV models, gathers data from government watchdogs like the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, finds events that threaten your neighborhood and displays alerts right on the screen. When something is brewing, whether it's an approaching tsunami or a mishap at a nuclear-power plant, the TV translates government-issued radio codes into text messages, audio alarms and colored warning lights (green, yellow, orange and red). The TVs are available now and range from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: Television For Paranoids | 10/13/2003 | See Source »

...shirts and sweatshirts with a garish American-flag print. The press loved it, and subsequent collections were eagerly anticipated - the all-black collections, with blackface models, and the ode to the age of sharp suits and tap dancing. But even fashion editors can tire of wearing ideas. The blue-screen collection for last autumn was fun to watch but hard to wear. Sales flattened and the buzz waned. Then, at the Viktor & Rolf show last winter, as the lights came up a familiar voice intoned, "Be yourself. Follow your own path." The speaker and the model on the runway were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Geek Chic | 10/12/2003 | See Source »

...late-summer escapism unfolds on the other side of the pond, as a recent divorcee (Diane Lane) flees to Italy, purchases a villa and finds a mysterious foreign love interest. Adapted for the screen by Audrey Well—who also produced and directed—from author Frances Mayes’ bestselling memoir, with a number of departures from the book. In the past, Wells has been responsible for such mixed fare as George of the Jungle, The Truth About Cats and Dogs and The Kid; here she strives to transcend the cliches of the typical romantic romp...

Author: By Crimson Staff, | Title: Listings, Oct. 10-16 | 10/10/2003 | See Source »

...Seven Japanese women take turns posing at the statue’s base. One woman squints at the tiny screen of her digital camera, no doubt trying to fit the top of Mr. Harvard’s head in the frame. Robin and Todd, a young couple from San Diego, say that they came to Harvard to see the historic architecture. But what does Robin think about Harvard’s other sights—namely, its male population? Before she can answer, Todd chimes in with “Hey, you can’t have...

Author: By Molly C. Wilson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Minute by Minute: A Day in the Life of John Harvard | 10/9/2003 | See Source »

While the makeshift window-screen-and-desk-chair Beirut table that you constructed in your common room freshman year might still hold a special place in your heart, it’s time to grow up and see what a real ’rut table looks like. The following is a short selection of the best Beirut tables on campus. Combining artistry and alcoholism, each table was built with tender loving care and serves as a testament to the craftsmanship, ingenuity and beer-guzzling capacity of the Harvard community. If you ever find yourself in the same room...

Author: By Christopher Schonberger, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Table Hopping | 10/9/2003 | See Source »

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