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...powerful people do in private, convinced that his humor and Italian charm will win over the world. Others discern a calculation in his off-the-cuff quips: to divide his opponents, to keep allied pretenders to his throne off balance, and most of all to simply keep the spotlight on himself. By now, having been elected Prime Minister three times, most see his occasional outrageousness as an integral part of his leadership style, a kind of imperious one-man show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Berlusconi Loves a Good Gaffe | 11/11/2008 | See Source »

...waiting for, that had brought them together under those timbers that night, took the stage—burly, black shirt, slightly stooped with guitars in both hands—that hum of anticipation burst into a roar. Without a word, he sat down at his stool in the spotlight, adjusted the microphone towards his instrument, and began to play.There are few living guitarists who could consider themselves equal to Leo Kottke. Over the last four decades, he has established himself as an innovator, not only of the acoustic guitar but of a movement whose interlocking eclecticism and traditionalism have informed...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rediscovering the Lasting Appeal of American Primitive Music | 11/7/2008 | See Source »

...With the combination of financial incentives, scenic beauty, and a supportive group of film enthusiasts, it may not be long before Massachusetts steals the spotlight...

Author: By Beryl C.D. Lipton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Projected Benefits | 11/6/2008 | See Source »

...graduate of Harvard Law School, Obama, the son of a Kenyan father and a white mother from Kansas, made history 16 years after appearing in the national spotlight as the first black president of the prestigious Harvard Law Review...

Author: By Athena Y. Jiang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: OBAMA WINS IN HISTORIC RACE | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

...Harvard history, he is also one of the great human beings in Harvard College history. He always does the right thing without regard to how it will affect him, and he makes the people around him even better.”As Andrew Berry heads into the national spotlight, Harvard fans will now have to share him with the rest of the country...

Author: By Evan Kendall, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Superman’ Berry Nominated for Draddy | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

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