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...explained that “people definitely have an interest in seeing documentaries, but not so much that they want to pay for it.” While this may well have resulted in the enlightenment of Cambridge’s unwashed masses on topics spanning from Spinal Tap to sharks, it also reinforced the perception of documentaries as cinematic Brussels sprouts—good for you, perhaps, but not interesting enough for a four-dollar rental, and certainly not worth five dollars to own. (I’ll admit that this was my thought process, and all fourteen...

Author: By Abigail B. Lind, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Quick Flix's Documentaries Reveal Inconvenient Truths | 3/2/2010 | See Source »

...even if some political documentaries have made spurious claims, the bad ones have yet to make much impact (with the exception of “Fahrenheit 9/11,” which was counterproductive and galvanized opposition). The problem is that these documentaries are assigned undue importance because they tap into the collective discomfort with distant social menaces, be they eco-unfriendly food production, global warming or (most perplexingly) the corporation. Even worse than the often-slanted presentation of information is the fact that these sensational pictures often eclipse better films that are more substantial and even—perhaps?...

Author: By Abigail B. Lind, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Quick Flix's Documentaries Reveal Inconvenient Truths | 3/2/2010 | See Source »

Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) Dean Cherry A. Murray discussed the future of SEAS  during her second “All-Hands Meeting” yesterday afternoon, where she presented plans to tap into the school’s financial reserves to fund continued faculty and staff growth...

Author: By Gautam S. Kumar and Evan T. R. Rosenman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: SEAS Dean To Hire Faculty | 3/2/2010 | See Source »

...seen as Vietnamese civilians, politicized by attacks on their village and fighting back by any means necessary. There's also the fluoridation angle, which played into suspicions, held mostly on the Right, that the Communists could poison us in our kitchens without ever firing a shot. These days, a tap-water plague would be more limited; in ritzier communities, the drinking glasses and the dog bowls are filled with Evian. But for its time, The Crazies functioned as a compendium of paranoia. Rarely has a conspiracy thriller exploited so many fears. (See the top 25 horror films of all time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Crazies Review: Don't Drink the Water | 2/26/2010 | See Source »

Though she had to overcome the challenges of a foamy beer tap on her first few tries, Lapp quickly picked up on the pouring procedures. The last time she bartended was when she was in college, she told...

Author: By Xi Yu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Celebrity On Tap | 2/21/2010 | See Source »

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