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...could stop these creatures, or shut them up? Not Altman: he hears America talking, endlessly, engagingly, whether or not it makes sense. Even in an two-person conversation, the Babel of off-screen voices tells you that the main story is just one of many that could be told-are being told, in shorthand, at the edges of the frame. The murmur of overlapping blarney isn't a carpet of sound; rather, it's swatches, hundreds of gorgeous samples to choose from. This blend of image and voice, meticulously designed, may seem like a glorious mess. But that is Altman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Remembering Robert Altman | 11/21/2006 | See Source »

After being shut out last year for only the second time in 76 years, Harvard has returned to top form in the American Rhodes competition, sweeping the field with six scholarships...

Author: By Aditi Balakrishna, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Scores Six Rhodes | 11/20/2006 | See Source »

Friday, November 10, 3:13 a.m.: Officers were dispatched to the Advocate to a report of loud music. The officers arrived and informed the two individuals to turn the music down and shut the windows...

Author: By Reed B. Rayman and Anna L. Tong, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Police Log | 11/20/2006 | See Source »

...Psychologically, it had to be a great thing to have happen right away...I said to [defensive coordinator] Rick Flanders, ‘Just be aggressive, have the kids feeling we’re going to be aggressive the whole game.’” The Bulldogs shut down Dawson early and kept him relatively under wraps throughout the rest of the contest.The senior from Scarborough, Ont. ended his record-setting Harvard career with 60 net yards in his last game—71 positive yards after the initial two losses—but failed to break loose...

Author: By Jonathan B. Steinman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Unheralded Yale Defense Punishes League's Top Attack | 11/19/2006 | See Source »

...Shut Up! A curious case may mean that debt collectors can't threaten to sue their targets unless they really mean...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Hot Pursuit Takes a Deadly Turn | 11/17/2006 | See Source »

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