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...this weekend seems expensive, consider the checks the producers were writing. Studios are notoriously coy about the budgets for their films - maybe because it seems gauche to spend the GDP of Micronesia on a fake pirate ship - but it's clear the price tags for a couple of this summer's most anticipated movies, Spider-Man 3 and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, will hover in the $260-$300 million range, not including the marketing costs. To put it in perspective, the most expensive film of all time adjusted for inflation is Cleopatra, which nearly bankrupted 20th...
...Worth it? The jury's out. With so many other big films competing for attention this summer, like Shrek the Third, The Simpsons Movie, Transformers and Ratatouille, some people will inevitably tire of spectacle by July and do something radical, like go to the beach instead...
...sluggish train and bus networks-and into its sluggish airports, which lack sufficient gates, baggage-handling equipment and other facilities to manage the influx. The crunch at New Delhi's airport is so bad that India's Aviation Ministry is refusing to allow an increase in departures this summer despite pleading from airlines...
...yesterday that they plan to launch a number of new initiatives, in addition to continuing the efforts of outgoing co-presidents Mayuri N. Shah ’08 and Rohan Kekre ’08. Shah and Kekre have spent their tenure implementing a lecture series and starting a summer fellows program. According to Dandiya, one of SAA’s main goals next year will be organizing a Pan-Ivy South Asian conference to be held on Harvard’s campus. Maheshwari, meanwhile, emphasized the importance of fostering a stronger sense of community among...
...years old, Stefan P. Jackiw ’07 has come a long way. Not only has he been a featured soloist with countless orchestras—from the Boston Symphony Orchestra to the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra—but he is also about to make his debut this summer with the prestigious New York Philharmonic. With these impressive accomplishments under his belt, Jackiw was an easy choice for the Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts. The award recognizes exceptional artistic talent and is sponsored by the Office of the Arts (OFA). “It’s awesome...