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...ancient adventurer Perseus, has endured a typhoon of negative reviews, for four reasons. One: After shooting the picture in the traditional format, the filmmakers slapped on 3-D effects at the last minute. Two: Director Louis Leterrier and his team dared to remake the 1981 original, replacing stop-motion genius Ray Harryhausen's handcrafted creatures - Medusa, the Kraken, the giant scorpions, etc. - with computer-generated ones. Three: The new picture reduces the role of Buba the mechanical owl, one of Harryhausen's signature inventions, to a perfunctory cameo. And fourth: Well, a lot of critics just don't like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clash of the Titans: A Hit from a Myth | 4/2/2010 | See Source »

...don’t know that you can stop Jeff,” Danowski said. “He’s already one of the great shooters in the history of the game as a sophomore...

Author: By Evan J. Zepfel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Blue Devils Loom Large | 4/2/2010 | See Source »

...unspoken shadow over both meetings will be Iran's pursuit of the capability to build nuclear weapons, undeterred by Washington's attempts to stop it with a combination of talks and coercion. Iran is a signatory to the NPT, which gives it the right to enrich uranium for energy purposes. But because Iran violated NPT transparency requirements, the Security Council has punished it with a series of limited sanctions. Efforts to ratchet up the U.N. sanctions, first imposed in December 2006, have thus far come to nothing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Antinuke Push: Iran Still a Stumbling Block | 4/2/2010 | See Source »

...walkway follows the former tracks of the since closed Lexington & West Cambridge Railroad. It’s a scenic but shaded path, with some history to complement a leisurely trip that’s accessible for casual cyclists. To avoid city biking, start the trail at the Alewife T-stop...

Author: By Rachel T. Lipson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Boston Trail Mix | 4/1/2010 | See Source »

...DREAM Act. “People got a little scared that we were pushing her too hard and undocumented youth started pushing back against us,” says de Beausset. “They didn’t want to push her so hard that Harvard would stop accepting undocumented students, so we kind of stopped agitating...

Author: By Elizabeth C. Pezza, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Living in the Shadows | 4/1/2010 | See Source »

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