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...world, business is fine; theatrical revenues continue to rise. And even that is only a sliver of the story, since studios now make six times as much money from the home market (DVDs, pay-per-view, etc.) as they do from theaters. No moguls need open a vein quite...
...Certain Lowell house seniors find inspiration in more mundane rectangles of plastic—their designs and text have recently graced many of the Lowell house dining hall trays. Brendan S. Millstein ’06, one of the artist-culprits, is known for textual art in the postmodernist vein. His trademark is the insertion of the word “tray” into an unrelated saying. “April Showers bring Tray Flowers” and the Shakesperean “Et Tu Brutray” are some of the wordplays that have delighted diners this year...
Daisy Does AmericaTBS, Tuesdays, 10p.m.A few years ago, there was a show on Britain’s Channel 4 called “The Eleven O’Clock Show.” It was a spoof news program in the same vein as the news correspondents’ reports on “The Daily Show.” Though you may not have heard of the show, its roster was deep with talent: Both Sacha Baron Cohen (aka “Ali G”) and Ricky Gervais (David Brent of TV?...
...increase funding for student groups and House Committees, as well as maintain funding levels for campus-wide events without either a termbill increase or an unexpected gift from University Hall. The infeasibility of these plans speaks to an unhealthy inclination to sacrifice vision for political expedience. In a similar vein, we are thrilled with the novel approach taken by the Magnus Grimeland ’07-Hadfield ticket. Unlike so-called “outsider” tickets in past elections, these candidates present us with a unique set of priorities for the UC that reflect their individual experiences...
George R.R. Martin is fond of sudden reversals. The tasty but poisoned dish, the false god who abruptly proves all too real, the unsalvageable rogue who strikes a hidden vein of decency when we--and he--least expect it. Martin is also partial to sacked castles, bear pits, disastrous battles, cynical betrayals, public executions, assassinations, ill luck, duels to the death, ambushes in forests and corpses left rotting in green hedgerows. The world Martin writes about may bear a passing resemblance to Olde Englande, but it is not a Merrie...