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...sixth and third-to-last time, we enter J.K. Rowling’s enchanting cinematic realm of magic and mischief. But a new and sinister fog looms heavily over “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” From the film’s opening scenes, in which Death Eaters whiz by like toxic, black fumes across Britain’s bright skies and cause chaos throughout London, the malevolence that will characterize the rest of the Potter series becomes painfully evident. Although this installment works largely as a transition for the two-part finale...

Author: By Andres A. Arguello, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | 9/4/2009 | See Source »

...events we can put together.” Although the five bands had made it on their own thus far, the chance to share war stories with each other and use their alma mater to gain increased visibility was one they greatly appreciated. It was no career fair or magic job offer, but it was a sign that Harvard really did believe that they rocked.“We’re at a point right now where a few factors have come together that make it possible, if we do everything right, to create a really vibrant arts community...

Author: By Rebecca J. Levitan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Let Them Rock | 9/4/2009 | See Source »

...secure in a peaceful setting," he said. But Neverland was not popular with all the Jackson family members. There were too many negative associations with Michael's once beloved home: police raided the place in 2005 looking for evidence to be presented in his molestation trial. "That destroyed the magic for him, it really did," his nephew Taj Jackson tells TIME. "Neverland was never an option for me. When I heard it was being considered, I immediately called [Michael's mother Katherine]. She was thinking the same way as well. Michael felt that Neverland was tainted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Picking Jackson's Burial Place: Security Was Key | 9/3/2009 | See Source »

...much more sex is happening at the College than truly is. At the end of the performance, the actors emphasize that something “magical” can happen when the lessons of the show are followed. They then proceed to jokingly discuss different sexual activities that the magic might entail. What a shame: Sexual assault is no laughing matter, especially at a university-sponsored rape prevention program...

Author: By Caleb L. Weatherl | Title: The Wrong Signals | 9/2/2009 | See Source »

...cleansing car wash. "Rather than the tsunami destroying the town," Miyazaki says, "I took it as her own sense of life overflowing, and that helped to revitalize the town. None of the buildings were destroyed in the flood. You can see them all beneath the water. That's magic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ponyo: A Hit from the Creator of Spirited Away? | 8/24/2009 | See Source »

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