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...band ruins an early performance of “Fight This Generation” by playing two slide whistles throughout the cut. Malkmus wastes our time by tuning his guitar for nearly a minute before a mediocre rendition of “Unfair.”And yet, upon finishing this bloated set, one can’t help the feeling that it’s revealed some deep realities about our heroes and especially about that most enigmatic of rock idols, Stephen Joseph Malkmus.Like a resistance leader in Occupied France, Steve seemed to have realized that the only...
...Europe adds nuance to the plot and updates what is otherwise essentially a rerun. The noirishly-named Max Skinner (Crowe) is a shrewd London banker who revels in conquering his competition through ruthless and unethical means. He’s also a stubborn misogynist, adding to our contempt. Upon the death of his uncle (Albert Finney), he inherits a château in France. Cue beautiful sunsets and rememberances of childhood. The movie alternates between flashbacks and the present day to establish how gentler moments of Skinner’s childhood influenced him. Romance enters the film when Skinner becomes...
...dedicate our victory to taking back the Alaskan Panhandle,” said Canadian Club member Alexander D. Rafael ’07-’08, “also known as the British Columbia Coastline.” Between the warring squads sat a large yellow ball. Upon inquiring about the rules, Robert J. Gage ’09 replied, “You don’t really have to worry about it.” And thus the game began, one person shouting go, and then all participants fighting, rugby-style, for possession of the ball...
...University of Dubai,” writes Matthew S. Roller ’08 in an e-mail, “if I ever happened to be in the area.” And another tourist from the Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam bestowed a gift-wrapped plaque upon Keyster Maura A. Graul ’07. Often these exchanges are awkwardly personal. James H. O’Keefe ’09, also a Crimson editor, was interrogated by a tourist about his love life. “By the end I felt naked...
...Shee was accepted to other institutions with more well-known dance programs, such as Duke, but he says he chose Harvard, “mostly because of the name.” Upon arrival, he was still unsure about the role of dance in his future...