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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...second half of the film, set primarily in the disgusting medical facilities, an ambivalent tone that alternates between seriousness and playfulness prevails, contributing greatly to the film’s diminishing power. At one point, after the government has completely abandoned the blind, a group of the infected sit listening to the news around a shabby radio that belongs to a mysterious man with an eye patch, played by Danny Glover. After they receive the depressing news that the city around them is crumbling as the plague continues to spread, bongos and flutes from a lighthearted Caribbean tune invade...

Author: By Andres A. Arguello, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Blindness | 10/3/2008 | See Source »

...think on the Hill there’s a much better understanding about how endowments are about institutional resources dedicated to our research and educational mission,” she said. “They’re not just pots of money that sit around...

Author: By Clifford M. Marks and Nathan C. Strauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: IRS Seeks Financial Data for Inquiry | 10/3/2008 | See Source »

United around the world by our affection for pumpkin pie, our commitment to long sit-down dinners, and our appreciation of well-designed menus...

Author: By Rebecca A. Cooper, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Is Justice Blind and an Aguesiac? | 10/3/2008 | See Source »

...gallery, are the centerpiece of "Rothko," a quietly devastating show of his late work running at London's Tate Modern. By the time he made them, Rothko was at the height of his powers as an artist. He was also a favorite among rich collectors, which didn't sit well with him. Were the moneymen buying his beckoning fogbanks of color simply because they found them decorative? Possibly; that may be one reason why, in 1957, his palette darkened. Nothing about a glowering picture like Four Darks in Red, completed in 1958, suggests it was painted to go with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mark Rothko: Art of Darkness | 10/2/2008 | See Source »

...issues related to both fields, according to a press release issued last week. “There are clearly a lot of connections between the interests of the IIC and the things that are happening in comp sci in SEAS, and the challenge has been to get people to sit down and engage in conversations,” said SEAS Computer Science professor Matthew Welsh. Executive Director of the IIC Rosalind Reid said that the seminar series—which will not be united by an overarching theme—will feature experts in computing and the sciences who will...

Author: By Marianna N Tishchenko, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Colloquium To Join Computing, Science | 9/30/2008 | See Source »

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