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...past quarter-century of American popular culture was ruled by the great mega-franchises of science fiction--Star Wars, Star Trek, Independence Day, The Matrix. But lately, since the turn of the millennium or so, we've been dreaming very different dreams. The stuff of those dreams is fantasy--swords and sorcerers, knights and ladies, magic and unicorns. In 2001 the fantasy double bill of Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings ranked first and second at the box office, and it's happening all over again this year. In its first weekend alone, Harry Potter and the Chamber...
...Harvard Film Archive, the Brattle Theater and even the Loews Harvard Square Theater cater to sophisticated viewers—those who crave big-budget fun have to make the trek out to Boston Common or Fenway. The people behind the movies at these institutions have little tolerance for exploding cars or Hollywood endings...
This year NASA forecasted not just a meteor shower, but a meteor “storm” with more than 2,000 meteors per hour visible in darker suburban areas, and approximately 700 meteors per hour visible in Boston. Kids from the Outing Club led the trek out to Soldiers Field, while other students ventured to the roof of the Science Center. Some dedicated astronomy students made a pilgrimage to Gloucester, so they could avoid the city lights and catch the 2,000 per hour show...
...group of 14 students took a van and drove 20 minutes out Route 2 to Walden Pond in Concord for the show, while some quad residents who didn’t want to trek to the river tried the quad’s Botanical Gardens in hopes of finding a decent view...
...fierce pre-league schedule will test the mettle of a reworked lineup that includes five new players. While veterans from last year’s team will certainly draw on the nonleague experience that took them to the first round of the NCAA tournament, Peljto acknowledges that the national trek will not be easy...