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...uninitiated Harvard-bound pianists, freshman fall is a time of glorious expectation. With starry eyes, they dream of the magnificent pianos that could be purchased with the change in the cushions of Harvard’s mighty endowment. And then they realize that the battered and discordant Yamaha upright in the basement of Wigglesworth D is not just a temporary measure...

Author: By Evan Lushing, | Title: Polish the Ivory in the Ivory Tower | 4/25/2002 | See Source »

...consumed at tastings: professional oenophiles usually spit it out once the taste buds have done their jobs. For amateurs, On Yer Bike rents bicycles by the day and includes a sack lunch, map and a mobile phone in case you have trouble with your purchases?or with staying upright; call (64-6) 879-8735 for details...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fine Wines and Sumptuous Lodges In New Zealand | 4/22/2002 | See Source »

...literally. As a result, Krinsky has begun to proceed a little more cautiously in her own love life. However, she says that there have also been men at the other extreme, who fear that a minor gaffe in an evening with her would transform them from upright Elis to degraded tabloid backwash. So, on average, Krinsky figures she’s about where she started in terms of dating—which is still probably better than where we at Harvard...

Author: By Peter L. Hopkins, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hopkins on Krinsky | 4/18/2002 | See Source »

...Baldwins are proud to display the rampant eclecticism that is widely accepted as the hallmark of talent. They wind between genres with sinuous ease, never entirely shedding the lithe upright bass lines and high-hat/scratch duels that are their signature sound. “The Bionic Jam” verges on techno, with its driving samples and “Better, faster, stronger/ We have the technology” sloganeering. The Baldwins then swerve into the appropriately kitschily titled “Lava lamp,” which playfully flirts with the sound of elevator muzak in its psychedelic...

Author: By Crimson STAFF Writers, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Music | 4/12/2002 | See Source »

...POSTURE The classic images of T. rex showed him standing upright, with tail near the ground for stability. The correct posture is shown in this skeleton from Chicago's Field Museum: the beast balanced its weight over its hips like a seesaw...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: T. Rex Gets A Makeover | 3/11/2002 | See Source »

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