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But the free market of ideas doesn't always work so well. As candidates know, a far greater percentage of voters hear the original lie in a campaign ad than ever read about the fact-checked version in a local paper or website like Factcheck.org or Politifact.com. And even if...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Truth in Advertising? Not for Political Ads | 9/23/2008 | See Source »

When The Women by Clare Boothe Luce opened on Broadway in 1936, Brooks Atkinson, the New York Times critic, snarled that it contained "some of the most odious harpies ever collected in one play." It nevertheless became a huge hit, despite the fact that there has never been any reason...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Women: Sex Crime | 9/11/2008 | See Source »

The entire class of 2012 and Adams House residents were stranded Saturday night after a power outage caused by an electrical fire at the Plympton Street dormitory left students unable to return to their rooms. Students spent the night in Quincy House, the Science Center, and on cots in the...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Weekend Outage Strands Students | 9/9/2008 | See Source »

However, many freshmen in the science center—snacking on free food from the Greenhouse Cafe—said they were using the time together as a social opportunity. Anticipating a wait of "hours," many students sat in small circles playing poker, bananagrams, and Jenga. "A lot of games...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Electrical Surge Empties Adams House and Yard Dorms | 9/7/2008 | See Source »

At a lunch Manny had in 1977 with Film Comment's associate editor Brooks Riley and me, Manny allowed that, yes, he might be thought of as one of the 10 best film critics... Always competitive, and this time underestimating his worth. (A quick list of nine others, without overthinking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Manny Farber: Termite of Genius | 8/26/2008 | See Source »

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