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Humorist JEREMY BLACHMAN takes a look at the first week of classes. "As far as seating goes, I notice you've filled the room starting from the back . . . If I were bold enough, I'd tell everyone to move down and fill the bottom few rows; instead, I'll just act like I don't notice, and wander aimlessly around the room while I teach."
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Film Editor LYNN LEE writes, "The most poignant irony of Sofia Coppola's beautifully nuanced 'Lost in Translation' is that the film is as much about successful communication as its breakdown."
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"Mexico" marks director Robert Rodriguez' third and final chapter in the saga that began with "El Mariachi" and continued with the better-known "Desperado," starring Antonio Banderas as the vengeful mariachi (known simply, and with glorious hyperbole, as "El") whose prowess in both the guitar and the gun serves as the stuff of legend
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Last week The Record prodded the Law School to put its courses, facilities and its vision under a Socratic Eye to glean what drives this institution and its students to excellence and what hampers its progress. This week we take a look at other schools in our search for answers.
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In a new series, AMANDA GREGORY answers readers questions about life, love, and being a good roommate.
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This week, readers write in to praise Fadi Amer's column last week ("Improving Arab/Israeli Relations"), asking him to sharpen his vision of what needs to be done, and also to criticize columnist Garry Grundy's version of "Afro-Economics."
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Fenno knew the semester was off to a bad start. Women on the web page, in the Federalist Society, and at the Dean's office? What is the campus coming to! At least there's always that last bastion of misogyny, Gannet House.
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JEREMY BLACHMAN reviews the recently released book by Professor Elizabeth Warren, The Two-Income Trap. "It's a really interesting read, and definitely worth checking out."
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"While he lay sick and dying, Johnny Cash, the 71-year-old journeyman whose resonant voice, rebel image and earnest songwriting have been a continuously enduring part of America's musical landscape for half a century, was also having his most recent performance nominated for video of the year." Music Editor JEFF LEVEN takes a look back at the life of an American legend.
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