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...peculiar, you may as well stop reading now. Most of the rest of the movie is standard-issue comedy rowdiness, with one twist: the hero is borderline bananas. Ronnie, chief security guard at the Forest Ridge Mall, takes his job waaay too seriously. He bullies his staff like the drill sergeant in Full Metal Jacket. He thinks his men should be armed with assault rifles, not just Mace and Tasers. He patrols the mall as if it's Baghdad and al-Qaeda is around the corner. He shrugs off robberies of the mall stores but thinks the escapades...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Observe and Report: Travis Bickle, Mall Cop | 4/9/2009 | See Source »

...doesn't bother to learn the hours for your House library because chances are it's closed anyway? If so, you're in luck: Harvard has other lovely study spaces. You don't have to stay in your dimly lit walk-through to throw yourself into Foucalt or drill Latin verbs. Although many reading rooms are open only during the day--unfortunate timing for procrastinators and FlyBy reporters--if you're the type who studies when the sun is still up, these locales are perfect for in between classes. Here's a taste...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi | Title: Harvard's Finest Study Spaces | 4/9/2009 | See Source »

...bring both to Boston with Niisato’s first U.S. exhibition. The slender, white porcelain creations are etched with intricate patterns, shaped as both everyday vessels and more obtuse and nontraditional forms. Last Monday, Niisato demonstrated his unique technique of creating the patterns on his ceramics with a drill and gave a presentation on his past works and artistic history at the Ceramics Studio, run by the Office for the Arts. Niisato’s work is currently on exhibition in Boston at the KEIKO Gallery. The exhibition, titled “Luminous Vessels,” opened last...

Author: By Marissa A. Glynias, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Japanese Artist Crafts Luminous Vessels | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

...premises at 7 a.m., blasting their way in with the use of grenades and sophisticated weapons. In a brazen, military-style operation, the attackers - some of whom wore police uniforms, while others were masked and clothed in white - entered the grounds while the trainees were performing their morning drill on the parade ground. (See pictures from the assault...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan Attack Raises Fears of Spreading Terrorism | 3/30/2009 | See Source »

...Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has indicated that he will review oil and gas leases for Arctic waters, and for now, the sudden drop in the price of oil has blunted some of the impetus to drill. Although Salazar is in no rush to go fishing for petroleum, as soon as the world economy recovers, so will demand for oil and the pressure to drill offshore in Alaska. And that pressure will surely only grow as climate change causes the Arctic ice to recede. But that is precisely the lesson that must be remembered from the Exxon Valdez: that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Remembering the Lessons of the Exxon Valdez | 3/24/2009 | See Source »

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