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...White House sometime down the road, the Governator responded by stating: “I have no idea. I’ll tell you that I’m so busy with our state.” This is, of course, the standard non-denial denial that is the mark of every Presidential candidate in-waiting. While some may be tempted to ridicule Arnold’s ambition or laugh at it as some stupid joke on a slow-news Sunday, if the amendment passes and Arnold runs, I’d support him. Heck, he just might...
This week I was going to write about the ins and outs of sectional politics and its stock standard movers and shakers. You know, all those various distinct personalities that make up a typical Harvard discussion section, in all its awkward-silence-filled, unread and uninformed glory. Such a line of conversation amongst friends usually plays out in a fairly predictable way. Everyone in the group groans loudly in disgust at predictable tropes like The Freshman, who has highlighted the entire sourcebook (with annotations!); The Jaded Thesis-Writing Senior, usually hailing from Social Studies or Hist and Lit, who stumbles...
...innovations geared for our comfort. But seasoned road warriors see high-tech convenience as a necessity, not a luxury?and given that broadband Internet access by the pool is so yesterday, hotels are continuously introducing new gadgets and gizmos. Here's a peek at what could soon become standard...
British researchers caused a furor in 1998 when they published a controversial report suggesting a link between the growing number of autism cases and the standard childhood vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR). Although other physicians criticized the authors for jumping to conclusions, many worried parents stopped immunizing their children. Now 10 of the 13 original authors have decided to retract the paper, acknowledging that their data were not strong enough to support their incendiary conclusion...
...about 70 seconds you could mistake Franz Ferdinand for the Strokes. Take Me Out, from the group's March 9 self-titled debut, opens with a standard modern-rock guitar riff and studiously disinterested vocals from singer Alex Kapranos. Then the pace shifts, the guitar goes punk, the rhythm section goes disco, and Kapranos goes nuts. He's singing about how he would rather be shot than live without his girl, but Kapranos doesn't get overwrought. He doesn't really sing either--he swings, like Dean Martin on uppers...