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...core-align), which Selick adapted from a kids' book by graphic novelist Neil Gaiman, begins with a needle thrust in the viewer's eye. Mostly, though, 3D is used to heighten the picture's antirealistic, otherworldly mood. The illusion of depth is boldly stylized; the scene of a front yard or a kitchen will be a series of flat surfaces, like the planes in a pop-up picture book. This is the animated film as art film. Coraline doesn't try to ingratiate; it just looms, like a cemetery gate, daring curious souls to tiptoe in and fend for themselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Chilly World of Coraline | 2/6/2009 | See Source »

...Smithsonian to ask whether the Hope Diamond was for sale. Then there were the two oilmen who loved playing practical jokes on each other; the high point of their duel came when one took a European vacation and his rival erected a full-size roller coaster in his front yard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big Rich | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

...close to Princeton without getting the wins—that was the group effort.”The Crimson’s distance freestylers exemplified that group effort. Though Tiger Alicia Aemisegger, who earned All-American honors in three events at NCAAs last year, easily won both the 500-yard and 1000-yard freestyle events, Harvard took the next four spots in each event.Junior co-captain Alexandra Clarke, sophomore Christine Kaufmann, junior Katie Faulkner, and freshman Catherine Zagroba made up the Crimson’s distance corps. “In my four years...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson’s Bid for Perfection Spoiled | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

...distance swimmer Alex Meyer said. “We stayed positive the whole way through, but we’ve just got to work on some skills over the next month.” Meyer claimed two of Harvard’s seven first-place finishes, winning the 500-yard and 1650-yard freestyle with times of 4:22.83 and 15:00.13, respectively. These times were good enough to earn Meyer NCAA “B” cut in both events. Sophomore Blake Lewkowitz and senior co-captain Eric Lynch also posted NCAA...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Splits HYP Meet, Dealt First Loss by Princeton | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

Roberts Stream 202 Want some musical accompaniment while you're pulling weeds in the yard? The Stream 202 ($180) is battery operated, compact and easy to lug around. And if your Internet connection goes down, no need to panic. The petite set can also tune into analog FM and DAB - the digital radio signal that broadcasts in some 20 countries, including the U.K. and Singapore. www.robertsradio.co.uk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Global Jukebox | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

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