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...would deny that Harvard is a pretty darn cerebral place. As we’re so often reminded, it’s America’s oldest college, home to Nobel-prize winning faculty and students who are the country’s best and brightest. In thinking about my past four years here, then, it strikes me as a bit odd that they seem altogether less academic than my high school years. Don’t get me wrong—I’ve taken Ec10 and read Milton—but the lessons that I learned from...
...Adams House Committee Co-Chair Amol K. Jain ’10 said that Harvard students are often told they are the best and brightest. “If that’s true,” he said, “[Administrators] should really be asking us, including...
...these are the album’s lowest lows, but what distinguishes them from the remaining eight songs isn’t the degree of quality so much as the degree of care.It speaks to the album’s ambivalence toward creative development that it’s brightest moments, other than the opener, distinguish themselves as strong contenders for spots on his previous records. “I Feel A Change Comin’ On” has all the charm and satisfaction of the more hopeful songs on “Modern Times,” with...
...looks far worse for Toronto-based Nortel Networks, a key supplier to North American telcos and once the brightest light in the Canadian economy. It was worth $250 billion, or about 35% of the total market capitalization of the Toronto Stock Exchange, before it flamed out in the post-dotcom bust. Earlier this year, Nortel, a company with $10.4 billion in annual revenues that has spent nearly a decade mired in accounting scandals and feckless attempts to reinvent itself, initiated bankruptcy proceedings. It will probably sell its most prized assets to chief rivals, including Nokia Siemens Networks and Avaya...
...last February's Super Bowl, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu were the brightest stars on a glittering stage. Fitzgerald capped a stellar season by shredding the Pittsburgh defense for two touchdowns, while Polamalu keyed the Steelers' 27-23 victory with a series of bone-crushing tackles. Now the two are once again sharing the spotlight. On April 24, EA Sports announced the long-haired pair would share the cover of Madden NFL 2010, the newest iteration of one of the world's most successful video-game franchises. It's an honor that...