Word: trended
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...began as an epic Brad Pitt vehicle written and directed by Aronofsky, whose indie movie ? combined sci-fi, mysticism and math to much critical acclaim. Reportedly budgeted at $75 million in 2002, The Fountain was well into pre-production when Pitt dropped out, closing the project. Continuing an emerging trend of turning failed film projects into comix (see Birth of a Nation), The Fountain represents a visualization of that lost picture. However, simultaneously with working on the book, Aronofsky developed a scaled-down movie version, starring Hugh Jackman, which is now in post-production and is due for release this...
...Last month, The Crimson reported that four undergraduate students faced drug charges for marijuana possession. The Crimson released their names in the story on thecrimson.com, and anyone who types their names into Google will likely be able to find evidence of their alleged criminal activity. This trend is increasingly disturbing. Personal information is posted about individuals at an alarming rate on blogs, online news media, and personal websites. The information is remarkably easy to access with a refined Google search. The veracity of the internet’s wealth of information, however, is often questionable. Ethical standards blur...
...Spyware usually gets onto a user's computer by hiding behind other software downloaded from the Internet. "The first ones we saw were attached to end-user license agreements,"says David Perry of Trend Micro, a computer security services provider with a presence in 26 countries. "You were unwittingly agreeing to it [by not reading the agreement]. But the vast majority of spyware today is installed entirely without your knowledge...
...brewers shipped 1.2 million fewer barrels than in the year before. But Americans haven't totally lost their taste for beer. "They may not be drinking more, but they're drinking better," says Gary Hemphill, vice president of the Beverage Marketing Institute. Specialty beers, benefiting from a nationwide trend toward affordable luxury, grew 7.1% in the first half...
...Harvard women’s tennis team has been on a roll to start the spring season and, based on the success of last weekend’s performance, expects to continue that trend in the coming weeks. For the first time in program history, Harvard advanced to the semifinals of the ITA National Indoor Championships, held in Madison, Wisconsin. The tournament, which featured 16 of the nation’s top teams, was a thriller for Harvard, which upset No. 6 Georgia and No. 16 Texas Christian University by 4-3 scores to reach the Final Four. Though...