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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...counts even when you're playing an Internet terrorist, as Timothy Olyphant is in Live Free or Die Hard, the fourth in the Bruce Willis series. "One person's terrorist," the actor says, "is another person's hero." His own, usually. "So you strive for that [understanding]. At the same time you throw your hands up and say, 'Look, I'm the villain in a Die Hard movie. Don't overreach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movie Villains: So Bad They're Good | 4/26/2007 | See Source »

...News/Suffolk University poll of Massachusetts voters released last week, only 37 percent of respondents indicated that Kerry should seek reelection for another Senate term. To have any chance at retaining his Senate seat in 2008, it is high time for him to scrap his national ambitions and strive to regain relevance at home...

Author: By Stephen C. Bartenstein | Title: Remember the Bay State | 4/22/2007 | See Source »

...innovation. For instance, Humanities 10, “An Introduction to Humanities Colloquium,” which brought together two of Harvard’s most renowned and brilliant scholars to create a new class focused on small discussions, is a prime example of what the new curriculum should strive for. Currently, however, the rewards for creating such a class are next to zero. The new dean is the only person who can allocate the funds needed to reward the development of new and exciting classes and pedagogical methods, and he or she must make doing...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: The Dean and his Program | 4/15/2007 | See Source »

Rather than striving for perfection at Harvard the most important element in student success might be the ability to fail. When a small group of self-proclaimed perfectionists gathered at the Bureau of Study Counsel this spring to participate in a workshop titled “Perfectionism: A Double-Edged Sword,” the argument that I presented was simple: “You have excelled and made it to Harvard despite, rather than because of, your perfectionist habits.” The students expressed their skepticism about my statement, but seemed intrigued when I told them research...

Author: By Jennifer C. Page | Title: Perfection Out, Failure In? | 4/12/2007 | See Source »

...Kudos on your redesign. as a designer, I notice page layout as others might not, and your latest issue is everything I expect from TIME magazine - elegant, simple, unfussy and easy to read. Thanks for giving the rest of us a look to strive for. Kathy Barkey, ST. LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 4/3/2007 | See Source »

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