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...Lowdown: If you saw 8 Mile, you're familiar with much of Eminem's story already, and unfortunately the narrative is crisper on the silver screen. Though sprinkled with anecdotal gems, this tangled history veers closer to "annotated picture book" than autobiography and crumples under the weight of too many half-baked attempts at introspection. The book's structure, it seems, was dictated not by laziness but by personal philosophy: he's not much of a reader. ("If there are no pictures in a book, forget it.") But he doesn't seem much for writing, either. Die-hard fans will...
...Siri certainly isn't your average gumshoe. For one thing, he's in his mid-70s, and feeling the weight of his years. But he does have a few advantages. He's able to commune with the spirits of the cadavers that pass through his morgue - "customers," as he calls them with characteristically mordant humor. And Dr. Siri is a cynic, naturally distrustful of the political cant mouthed by his communist-party superiors...
...character actors carrying the storyline. Finally, Changeling - like most Eastwood movies - is exactly as good as its makings. In its purposeful accumulation of depravities, both individual and institutional, the director's non-style has an honorable payoff that's rare in modern Hollywood cinema: the story's weight could come close to burying you in despair...
...clean source of power. While the EAC’s efforts towards Power Vote demonstrate students’ commitment to environmental activism on campus, University Hall should also be congratulated for holding Sustainability Week in the first place. University President Drew G. Faust especially deserves praise for placing the weight of her presidency behind such a worthwhile goal. The celebration promises to bring concentrated, campus-wide attention to environmental issues—crucial to our generation—in a manner that is accessible and engaging for students. Moreover, this week promises to create a positive atmosphere of environmental awareness...
...promote healthy eating for all of our students. I often see people filling a plate with mashed potatoes and macaroni and cheese, and while neither food is poison on its own, a high-fat, high-carbohydrate meal without enough vitamins or a full complement of protein can cause weight gain and feelings of lethargy. Also, a tendency to strictly subdivide foods into a “healthy” and an “unhealthy” category (brown rice good, cookies bad) ignores the importance of variety and of fresh fruits and vegetables, two things stressed by FDA guidelines...