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...steely student combatants faced off yesterday in front of the Science Center in a mock battle designed as a publicity stunt for Common Casting, the open auditions held at the beginning of each semester by the Harvard Radcliffe Dramatic Club (HRDC...
...LIKE THE REAL THING It was a revelation that may hearten his insurance company but disillusion his fans: action star JACKIE CHAN, 48, the martial-arts expert from Hong Kong long known for personally executing all manner of hazardous maneuvers on film, admitted that he has started using a stunt double. "I will use stunt doubles if you ask me to ride an F-16 jet fighter, or jump over a series of hurdles with a crazy horse, or perform two 720-degree somersaults," Chan said. But, he added, "[if the script calls for] one somersault...
...shows are cheaper than scripted series, and a Mole stunt that involves a contestant getting soaked under a waterfall does gain a certain appeal when said contestant is supermodel Frederique van der Wal. Still, reality shows rely on, you know, reality: we watch them to see people's genuine, unrehearsed reactions, even in contrived situations. Can you expect that from people who have spent their lives performing? "You can tell when someone's acting," says Surreal's Carter, pointing to a genuinely moving moment when Neil talks about his daughter's death of cancer. But Abrego wasn't always sure...
...Guillen didn’t get the story he was after, although he did get himself into quite a few stories. Moreover, Guillen’s involvement with the story was unethical because he both gave free publicity to a group attempting a dangerous and potentially deadly stunt and made himself a center of attention. His antics have reflected poorly on serious scientists who would never consider human reproductive cloning. The consequences could obstruct important science by giving opponents of all types of cloning a soft target. Both journalists and scientists stand to lose from Guillen’s willful...
...time the president shows up it’s a publicity stunt, but he was there with us, he was talking to kids, and on the floor dancing,” added Chelsea S. Simmons ’06. “I think it does say something for Harvard that he gets such a big turnout by saying the president’s coming...