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...past few years, officials in Mass. Hall and the office of Provost Steven E. Hyman have expressed concern that HMI’s activities no longer fully reflect the Medical School’s core missions of education and research, according to a Crimson report in February. The spin-off of the subsidiary was pushed through by central administrators—over the fierce objections of HMI’s founders—during the interregnum between former Medical School Dean Joseph B. Martin and Flier. Harvard officials involved in finalizing the agreement could not be reached for comment yesterday...
...celebrities such as Homestar Runner, Brad Neely of Super Deluxe, and Drew Curtis of Fark.com. Included among the almost 100 guest speakers at the event was Christian Lander of the blog “Stuff White People Like.” Lander said he is not worried about the spin-offs, such as “Stuff Educated Black People Like,” that have been inspired by his site. “They’re not really that funny,” he said, adding that he’s partial to the title...
...about some waitress named Juno getting knocked up. And she didn?t plan to get pregnant, doesn?t really want the baby, but because she has a strong will and nurturing instincts she?ll never-ever give it up. Practically the funniest thing about these movies is the sociopolitical spin Hollywood implants in them: that accidental motherhood is the new feminism...
This year half a billion people in 175 countries marked Earth Day in a global festival of political showmanship and corporate spin. President Bush planted an oak in New Orleans (249,999 more would bring the canopy back to pre-Katrina levels). In Indonesia, activists painted themselves green (above). Bolivia's socialist President Evo Morales told the U.N. that "if we want to save our planet Earth, we have a duty to put an end to the capitalist system." And capitalists polished their image to a green sheen: Macy's unveiled a new solar-power system in San Jose, Calif...
...Foege, who served as a rock critic for Rolling Stone and Spin, believes that controversial lyrics don’t necessarily equal bad music. “A lot of the time artists that have been criticized for putting out misogynistic messages, put out some of the best records too,” he says, pointing to Eminem and Dr. Dre as examples. “If you look back to the 50s and what people were saying about rock and roll and Elvis Presley, it’s very similar kinds of criticisms. The critics aren?...