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...know opposites attract, and for good girls everywhere this spells trouble. As a stranger to suspensions and the queen of extra-credit, I have certainly experienced my fair share of such ill-fated infatuations. Whether it is the smell of leather, the unwashed hair, or their cozy relationship with the dean of students, bad boys have always made my knees buckle under and my heart rate rise. Since sophomore year of high school when I fell for a tall senior who brought illicit substances to Saturday night dances, played the guitar (Dylan. Attempts at Dylan.), and seemed never to study...

Author: By Victoria Ilyinsky, | Title: Bad Boys, Bad Boys | 11/3/2005 | See Source »

...competing area film venues, and the directors of the Brattle, The Harvard Crimson explores the question of what turned the ardent romance between the independent cinema and the bohemian Harvard Square into the lover’s quarrel threatening to oust the Brattle today.AN UPHILL BRATTLEFinancial problems are no stranger to the Brattle. Created as a live performance space in 1946, which John I. Simon ’46, theater reviewer for Bloomberg News, remembers as “a very lively place with all kinds of theatricals.” Although Simon insists it was a very important constituent...

Author: By Henry M. Cowles, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Death of the Brattle? | 10/20/2005 | See Source »

Boston Legal: When it began, despite its strange music and stranger directing (for some reason we see shots after shots of people’s hands), “Boston Legal” was an enjoyable trifle. Then, mysteriously, it was kidnapped late last season by four aging, idiotic women whose show’s only redeemable quality is that its theme song is written by Danny Elfman. But the ever-appealing Monica Potter has been removed, and the even more appealing (and British) Rhona Mitra will soon follow her out the door. Candace Bergen’s tired...

Author: By Alexander C. Britell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: TV Watch: ‘Extras,’ ‘Chris,’ and ‘Rome’ | 10/13/2005 | See Source »

That's quite a leap in the booze business, but Pernod Ricard is no stranger to the power of consolidation. It turned sales around for Chivas Regal and Martell, up 9% and 7%, respectively, since acquiring Seagram in 2001. The degree of difficulty is greater now though, since Allied Domecq's brands and distribution channels are comparatively stronger than Seagram's were. "I don't think they'll get anywhere near the level of growth they got with the Seagram business," says Deutsche Bank analyst Graeme Eadie, citing dragging sales of Kahlua liqueur, Ballantine's scotch and Beefeater...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Deals: In High Spirits | 10/9/2005 | See Source »

Guitarist John Scofield is no stranger to the Cambridge jazz haven Regattabar, but when he returns to the Charles Hotel’s fabled lounge for a two-night stand, he will abandon his usual frantic and funky post-bop for the deep soul of Ray Charles’ songbook...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fall Arts Preview: Music Listings | 9/30/2005 | See Source »

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