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...think that the tragedies we witness on the news take place in a separate realm of existence, far from the impressive Ivory Tower and the invincible Harvard student. But in this new year, let’s remember that even in our seemingly impregnable world of airbags and antibacterial soap, planes malfunction, cars crash, and silent epidemics propagate in the most unsuspecting populations. Even though we tend to take it for granted, life is in the often tremulous hands of the force of nature...
What would the winter Olympics be without skating, sledding?and soap operas? The 2006 Games in Torino, Italy, are a month away, but the controversies are already flying like a Finnish ski jumper. Canada angered many fans last month by naming hockey pariah Todd Bertuzzi?who pleaded guilty to assault for a vicious on-ice attack on Colorado Avalanche player Steve Moore in March 2004?to its Olympic squad, snubbing the sport's golden boy, Siddney Crosby, 18. And injured figure-skating star Michelle Kwan, 25, last week said she would skip the U.S. championships, which double as the sport...
...Soap lovers, look out: Harvard’s first and only student-made soap opera, “Ivory Tower,” has undergone a major face-lift in preparation for its third season, which is set to debut at www.ivorytowersoap.com this Saturday. Last season’s cast is, for the most part, gone. “The premise is that every season, there will be a new cast of characters,” says the show’s Chair of Marketing and Public Relations, Stevie N. Degroff ’06. She says fans should only...
...What doctors do know about all strains of C. diff they don't like. The bug is found in the colon, is a known cause of colitis and can be spread by even trace amounts of feces. It's tougher to kill with antibacterial soap and household cleansers than many germs are, which means that while keeping clean helps, it's no guarantee. Worse, the new strain is resistant to the common type of antibiotics known as floroquinolones, easily shaking off one of the most powerful weapons doctors would normally use to control...
...compass spinning. Creator Jenji Kohan's writing put the new in nuance, as she drew not only Parker but her various upscale associates (including a surprisingly appealing Kevin Nealon as a stoner accountant) in a way that neither judged nor let them off the hook. The best comic suburban soap on TV, ounce for ounce...