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Because of this, Harvard will have to force Penn to make mistakes and take it out of its “small-ball” style of play. If the Crimson can turn this one into a shootout, the Quakers—seventh in the Ancient Eight in pass offense—may have trouble winning...

Author: By Scott A. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Seeks Third Consecutive Crown | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

...explained his compulsion to write “Colored People” as an attempt to preserve the rich memories of growing up colored in the 1950’s, negro in the early 60’s, and black in the later 60’s in small-town Piedmont, West Virginia, with a family who stressed the importance of education...

Author: By MARIETTA M COBURN, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Gates Recounts Racial History | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

...reading it) simply by virtue the sound of his voice. I ended up savoring the repetition because he recited it so beautifully. Seamus Heaney’s reading voice seems to be composed of the sounds of nature. His r’s and deep vowels sound like a small stream, and his c’s and k’s sound like the rocks that the water breaks against...

Author: By Adam L. Palay, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Rethinking Readings: Experience Precedes Analysis | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

...successful production of some of the most famous rock ’n’ roll bands in the world, the national British radio only plays two hours of the music per week. To combat this, a group of DJs have established a radio station on a small freighter in the middle of the North Sea. Here they cohabitate while playing rock ’n’ roll 24/7 with a listener rate—according to the film—constituting half of the country’s population at the time. The film begins with the arrival...

Author: By Brian A. Feldman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pirate Radio | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

...film’s narrative of a small group of rebels fighting against the government is somewhat bland, but rarely, if ever, does the plot overshadow the characters of the film. The final segment of the film devolves into an unnecessarily long action sequence a la “Titanic,” but the movie ultimately ends on an upbeat note, and this feel-good conclusion works; there is a deep gratification in seeing such likeable characters succeed...

Author: By Brian A. Feldman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pirate Radio | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

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