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When actor/comedian Will Ferrell walks into the room, an over-the-top scene seems sure to ensue. From “Anchorman” to “Talladega Nights,” Ferrell is known for absurd outbursts. The promotion for his latest movie, “Semi-Pro,” has been particularly outrageous, featuring posters of his character, Jackie Moon, lying naked with a strategically placed basketball. There is also a music video, “Love Me Sexy,” that features Moon on a motorcycle jumping over a line of cheerleaders...

Author: By Rebecca A. Schuetz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ferrell Shoots for Laughs in 'Semi-Pro' | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...Page has eschewed traditional chaplain’s raiments, preferring an Oxford shirt and jeans. And as he begins to describe his personal experience with Lent as a teenager, Page moves from behind the lectern and paces Oprah-style before the semi-circle, exhorting the students to translate the liturgical season of fasting and prayer to their daily lives...

Author: By Nini S. Moorhead, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mem. Church’s New Mission | 2/28/2008 | See Source »

When Third Eye Blind took the stage at Yardfest last spring, the rain-drenched hoard of Harvard students crooned along with the band’s hit, “Semi-Charmed Life.” “I want something else,” the song goes—and students chanted along with the band. But for some, these lyrics carry genuine sentiment: When it comes to the artists that the College Events Board (CEB) chooses to perform at Harvard each spring, many of us wish that we were watching something—or someone?...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Call on Me, CEB! | 2/27/2008 | See Source »

Last year, the College hosted Third Eye Blind, best known for ’90s hits such as “Semi-Charmed Life.” And in 2005, Ben Folds took to the steps of Memorial Church...

Author: By Aditi Balakrishna, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: DeGraw May Headline Yardfest | 2/26/2008 | See Source »

...subway poster. The piece, beginning with this most banal of leads, develops into a disconcerting death knell for the richer punctuation of yesteryear: prominent lefties like Noam Chomsky wax elegiac and crack wise about grammar, the implicit assumption being that people under seventy see the semi-colon and think, “what’s wrong with that comma...

Author: By James M. Larkin | Title: Olden Times | 2/22/2008 | See Source »

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