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...most likely did so out of a moral desire to reward the group for their work rather than a direct estimation of the songs’ monetary worth. Thus the question of music’s value is still unsolved by this scheme.Of course, a Mastercard commercial would tell us that music is “Priceless,” and as far as emotional value is concerned, this cliché is right on the money. Perhaps monetarily, though, the correct phrasing consumers are looking for is “without price” or “FREE...

Author: By Andrew F. Nunnelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Free Music | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...told me in the beginning of the year that this game might mean something, I would have slapped you right in the face. Go ahead. Build a time machine. Tell me. Then see what happens. Superstar Alex Barnett looks to lead the Big Green to a trouncing of the lowly Brown Bears, with an outside shot at a share of the title on the line. Amazingly...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AROUND THE IVIES: No Lack of Fight in Final Stretch | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...sorry about Mr. Trent.”“Oh, it’s fine—”“And I know you prolly don’t want to talk on it, but I just was wantin’ to tell you to enjoy such a pretty holiday.” Was peace nowhere to be found! “I wish I’da learned that real soon after Miss Pam and my boys went away.” He still couldn’t accept they’d been blown...

Author: By Nathan D. Johnson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Featured Fiction Part Two | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...legends of people picking teams based on uniform colors or mascots or how attractive the coach is AND THEN WINNING! The thought of my money in a game that is supposed to test one’s knowledge of the game going to people who can’t tell the Big Ten from the Freshman 15 or the Elite Eight from ménage a trois is revolting...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mad (March) Love | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...layout of the theatre and of the characters’ lives, but does not develop his subjects’ inner-workings any further than can be deciphered from the their captured actions. Actually, his faults lie in the moments when he strays from this show-don’t-tell strategy. When Ronald mistakenly gives a customer too much change, his worry seems too contrived; it has long been apparent that the family barely has enough money to live on, and the artificiality of this event unnecessarily reminds the audience that they are watching a carefully-constructed make-believe family...

Author: By Beryl C.D. Lipton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Serbis | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

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