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...Hill and The X-Files all in a row on Fox. The Simpsons is still the cleverest comedy on TV, and King of the Hill creates a world with far more specificity than any live-action sitcom. Both are smarter, funnier and, in fact, more human than Friends or Seinfeld. Meanwhile, The X-Files draws from a bottomless well of inspiration. Two cartoons and a sci-fi show--why are these better than the programs supposedly about real people and real life? Probably because they are imaginative in ways that would be neither possible nor permissible in TV's standard...
Auld Lang Sein Jerry Seinfeld has a good reason for retiring 'Seinfeld': After nine years of original and unforgettable escapades, he didn't want to double dip. And there's nothing wrong with that. Full Story...
...hold on. Is cable really something every Harvard student wants? No one in my suite of four has a TV; no one I know even watches much TV other than "Seinfeld," "E/R" and "The X-Files." A great many students--quite possibly a majority--don't have the time to watch or the money to pay for cable. Moreover, chances are that if all the dorms are wired for cable, those installation costs will magically appear on our term-bills--meaning you will end up paying for cable even if you'd rather surf the Web than surf 100 channels...
Given the admittedly bland tastes of the committee, why do the names of the candidates have to be secret, anyway. Last year, the names of various potential speakers--including the comedian Jerry Seinfeld, the actor Tom Hanks and the eventual Class Day speaker, record-producer Quincy Jones--did not become public until spring. (Attention candidates for the council presidency: ever consider sunshine laws at Harvard?) Of course, the intricacies of procedure are in place for good reason, i.e. to "protect the candidates," in the words of one committee member. This translates to "We want control." Would not a ballot with...
...course, women are not monolithic in their preference, but men are constantly bombarded with this generalization. One plainly state to me that "briefs just aren't sexy." Is it merely coincidence that on "Seinfeld," the swinger Jerry wears boxers while the bald, unseemly George wears briefs...