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What's funny is that Hollywood has never been less interested in making the big serious movie: the star-laden, noble-themed, grownup film, of medium budget or higher, that the Oscars used to shower with statuettes. The big studios leave financing of prestige product to their "indie" subsidiaries; hence the proliferation of family dramas that can be made on the cheap, and the near extinction of the Out of Africas. The films Hollywood gives awards to in January and February are precisely the kind it avoids making for most of the year. The Oscars are largely an affirmative-action...
Despite the flashes of glamour and star power provided by visitors like Oprah Winfrey (for Barack Obama), Bill Clinton (for his wife) and newly popular cult hero Chuck Norris (for Mike Huckabee), most Iowans came out not to celebrity-watch but to ensure that the candidates addressed the issues facing a troubled nation. They asked questions--often worthy of a doctoral defense--and refused to accept bumper-sticker answers...
...that frigid day in Hanover, Dartmouth seemed an easy pick—its star captain, Ashley Taylor ‘07, would go on to win Ivy Player of the Year honors, and Harvard had recorded only two wins in its non-conference schedule. But the Crimson got a then-career-high 22 points from gutsy senior Lindsay Hallion, who shook off illness to lead Harvard to a come-from-behind 71-68 victory that jump-started its run to the league title...
...After star-struck students and faculty alike approached the actor, Washington exited, stage left. —Staff writer Charlie J. Wells can be reached at wells2@fas.harvard.edu...
Your feature on Star Wars highlights the preoccupation of many adults and youngsters with fantasy as they spend their time watching electrons move across a computer screen. We need to find ways to utilize the energy of today's teens so they spend far less time in front of their computers and TV sets. Teens need to get out of their bedroom and do some concrete work, beneficial to both them and their families--preferably some physical occupation not requiring computers or cell phones. ROSS AND NANCY KAPALA Randolph...