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...floundering economy actually puts companies like Octagon and Playboy in a tough spot. If you usually throw or sponsor a party but cancel this year, people may assume that your company is struggling. In many cases, like Playboy's, that's obviously true. But for firms like Octagon, perception does not match reality. The agency represents Michael Phelps and had the best year in its history. "We looked at the circumstances out there," says Octagon executive Phil de Picciotto, "and decided that being more understated would be more appropriate for these times." (See pictures of Michael Phelps winning eight gold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thrown for a Loss: Super Bowl Parties | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...likely to be adopted in the current economic climate, the Task Force on the Arts will revise its report to include faculty snack time, story time (“childhood literature”), and play time (“dramatic arts”). In its frustration it will also throw paint Picasso-style at University Hall and title it “Greensplat...

Author: By Maxwell L. Child, Emmeline D. Francis, Daniel E. Herz-roiphe, Emma M. Lind, Marcel E. Moran, Alix M. Olian, Ramya Parthasarathy, Jessica A. Sequeira, and James M. Wilsterman | Title: Predictions | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...African-Americans are like dogs at the park: If you fake throwing a Frisbee, they run away looking for the Frisbee you didn’t throw. When the dog comes back, you do it again—and the dog falls for it again, drooling. Blacks who swoon over Obama are akin to the blacks who dance to the song “Sweet Home Alabama.” They clearly haven’t listened to the words...

Author: By Jonathan D. Farley | Title: The New Black Politics | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

After trailing the entire second half, Harvard pulled ahead, 57-56, with 4:32 left to play in regulation on freshman Keith Wright’s free throw. Dartmouth regained the lead, however, and held on until junior guard Jeremy Lin tied the game at 62 apiece on a layup with two seconds remaining...

Author: By Lucas A. Paul, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Upset by Dartmouth in Overtime Loss | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

Harvard entered Saturday night’s game against Dartmouth as the top free-throw shooting team in the Ivy League. By the end of the night, it had slipped both in the stats and in the standings.After connecting on just 17 of 27 freebies in a 75-66 overtime loss, the Crimson didn’t have to look far for an explanation. As the Big Green gained momentum by scoring on four of its first five overtime possessions, captain Andrew Pusar and junior guard Jeremy Lin each converted just one of two attempts on consecutive Harvard trips...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Harvard’s Failure To Capitalize from Behind the Line Results in Defeat | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

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