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...Surely CBS didn't expect Gunga Dan to sit in his office playing online poker. When DAN RATHER stepped down as anchor of the CBS Evening News last year after apologizing for flawed reporting in a story about President Bush's National Guard service, the longtime journalist hoped to snare some meaty assignments on 60 Minutes. But "after a protracted struggle," Rather said, CBS execs "had not lived up to their obligation to allow me to do substantive work," and network and newsman parted months before the end of Rather's contract, in November. CBS tried to make nice, calling...
...first time I heard Bob Dylan," Bruce Springsteen said at the Dylan induction ceremony at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, "I was in the car with my mother listening to WMCA, and on came that snare shot that sounded like somebody had kicked open the door to your mind...
...executed delayed steal, and came around to score on senior Josh Klimkiewicz’s base hit to center.The sour note of the Crimson’s afternoon concerned Klimkiewicz. He injured himself in the fifth inning when the baserunner collided with his left arm as he tried to snare a wide throw. He was forced to leave the field and sat out the second game.—Staff writer Jonathan Lehman can be reached at jlehman@fas.harvard.edu...
...diamond mining to illustrate the the dogged pursuit of a dream. Aptly named singer Diamond assumes the voice of that fantasy, suggesting that “you can scoop out my brain, shape it into an ear and then tell me your pain.” However, the staccato snare drum and terse eighth-note basslines give the impression that something is awry. The feel is too flawless, too mechanized to match the emotions encapsulated in the lyrics. Only when the rhythm section underpins the legato synthesizer with flowing double-stops does the band’s real message become...
...Harvard men’s hockey team rallied from two one-goal deficits to snare a 3-2 victory over St. Lawrence on Friday night, bringing itself to the verge of a first-round playoff bye. Senior Dan Murphy led the charge with two goals, including the winning tally, and Kevin Du notched two assists. The winning goal came with 11:52 left in the third period after Ryan Maki, skating down the middle of the ice, drew the Saints (18-13-2, 12-8-1 ECAC) defenders off of the blue line and slid a pass to Murphy...