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...exchange for a new set of bells to take their place in the Lowell tower. Currently, it’s high time for Christmas music, and a somewhat atonal “Jingle Bells” was featured among a number of other Christmas songs last weekend.The Harry Potter theme song and the famous Darth Vader motif from “Star Wars” were also played by some of the more experienced participants. There are three official Klappermeisters, distinguished by their keys to the tower, but there are many enthusiasts who join on a weekly basis.There...

Author: By Joshua J. Kearney, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Hark, Hear The Bells, Sweet Russian Bells | 12/14/2006 | See Source »

...words prompt one of the most moving scenes in the movie, in which Strathairn, after driving to the NCAA headquarters and waiting in the pouring rain, catches the NCAA president on his way to his car and pleads for his help. The president’s agreement embodies the theme of community that runs through the film, and the way that its rebuilding is largely attributed to such acts of compassion...

Author: By Jessica X.Y. Rothenberg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: MOVIE REVIEW: We Are Marshall | 12/14/2006 | See Source »

...emphasize the life of drug dealing and violence oft portrayed in rap. Ghost doesn’t just glorify this life though; in his song “Josephine” he tells the story of a woman whose life was ruined by drug abuse, a common theme throughout his work. Other, lighter material is featured in “Pokerface,” a song that celebrates the poker skills of Theodore Unit, and “Good...

Author: By Joshua J. Kearney, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: MUSIC REVIEW: Ghostface Killah | 12/14/2006 | See Source »

...section stays alert, ready to play as soon as the game stops for a whistle. In true Harvard spirit, the low brass especially keeps a keen eye out for the hand of the referee, ready to play the imposing theme from Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain” whenever an opposing player takes a trip to the penalty box. Saxophones play a bagpipe tune, and the trumpets break into fanfares from a myriad of classical composers to rouse our team to even greater feats and higher scores...

Author: By Matthew S. Fasman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rain or Shine, Band Plays On | 12/14/2006 | See Source »

...work in the persistence of Diana conspiracy theories. "Over the past 50 years, there's been a shift from scapegoating minorities - 'the Jews did it, the blacks did it' - to blaming people in power, like the royal family, the government, intelligence agencies. That's always been a bigger theme in the U.S. than in Britain, but Britain, indeed Europe as a whole is following the U.S. in this respect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Debunking the Conspiracy Theories | 12/14/2006 | See Source »

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