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...would be unimaginable without it—what kind of output could we expect from a vigorous, healthy Proust? Pellegrino University Professor Robert Nozick’s new book Invariances is an example of the type of influence illness can have on thought. The book attempts to incorporate twentieth century scientific advances (such as quantum mechanics and Einstein’s theory of relativity) into philosphical questions that have puzzled humanity since the time of Socrates. While this is not an entirely original idea, Nozick draws together many of the ways in which science can affect concepts such as truth...

Author: By Erik Beach, | Title: Books In Brief | 10/26/2001 | See Source »

...Hollywood, here they come. The sisters began their campaign for worldwide attention with appearances at this year's Academy Awards, the Grammy and the Cannes film festival. Twentieth Century Fox crowned them "honorary Bond girls" to promote its latest 007 movie in Japan, sparking rumors of roles in a future Bond film. Vanity Fair listed them in its "In & Out" column (Kano sisters "in," Hilton heiresses "out"). The international offers?this month they are filming a TV special in South Korea?have swelled to the point that they have enlisted the aid of International Management Group, which represents, among other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Tokyo, with Love | 10/15/2001 | See Source »

...history of the Brattle is a rich one. Built by the Cambridge Social Union in 1890, the Brattle housed theatricals, plays and performances throughout the first half of the twentieth century. During the 1930s and 40s, the building was rented by professional theater companies where actors such as Paul Robeson, Uta Hagen, Jessica Tandy and Luise Rainer graced its stage. In 1953, Bryant Haliday and Cyrus Harvey Jr. took over the Brattle and converted it into one of the first repertory cinemas...

Author: By Natalia H.J. Naish, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Theater for the Ages | 10/12/2001 | See Source »

...Middle Ages, to more recent events in United States history, including acts committed during the War of 1812 when the British burned the White House and attacked civilians, William Sherman's declaration of "total war" on the South during the Civil War, through wars waged against civilians during the Twentieth Century, to the most recent attack in New York...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Galley Girl: World Trade Center Edition | 9/21/2001 | See Source »

...They are the heirs of all the murderous ideologies of the twentieth century,” Bush said. “By sacrificing human life to serve their radical visions—by abandoning every value except the will to power—they follow in the path of fascism, and Nazism, and totalitarianism. And they will follow that path all the way, to where it ends—in history’s unmarked grave of discarded lies...

Author: By Imtiyaz H. Delawala, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bush Vows 'Justice Will Be Done' | 9/21/2001 | See Source »

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