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...Romantic poet John Keats and his neighbor Fanny Brawne—proves disappointing, permanently handicapped by its lack of dramatic tension. Ben Whishaw (“Brideshead Revisited”) and Abbie Cornish (“Stop-Loss”) are wholly convincing as the movie’s tragic couple, but that is in some ways precisely the problem. Their strong bond is never counterbalanced by a force of sufficient magnitude which could plausibly stifle it. Because the viewer is not presented with any roadblock that should be capable of irreparably harming their relationship, the fact that...

Author: By Bram A. Strochlic, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bright Star | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

...that local residents may turn a blind eye to drugs and corruption because of fear of retribution. "Fear becomes the norm - people don't know any other way, and it becomes part of the culture. It takes time to change. I think there's been progress, and it's tragic to see something like this happen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Government Distrust and a Dead Census Taker | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

Reviving Motown If white racism, Coleman Young and a delusional dependence on the auto industry's belief in its own virtues put Detroit where it is today, what - if anything - can pull this tragic city out of its death spiral...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Detroit: The Death — and Possible Life — of a Great City | 9/24/2009 | See Source »

...York Times' profiles of both Annie Le and Ray Clark are tragic and worth reading. Meanwhile, Gawker has dug up Clark's old MySpace profile and other details on Clark, including that he complained to Le through e-mail about the way she was treating lab mice...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi | Title: Breaking: Arrest Made in Yale Murder | 9/17/2009 | See Source »

...Tragic news broke today that Harvard Square has completed its slow turn toward gentrification with the impending shuttering of Herrell's ice-cream store on Dunster street. The Crimson's Athena Jiang reports that the owner cited rising food costs, sky high rent, and of course, JP Licks for their mounting financial woes...

Author: By Abby D. Phillip | Title: It's So Hard To Say Goodbye | 9/17/2009 | See Source »

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