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...will die. (And, by extension, so will you.) So other outlets are hoping the Times will show them a way to rage against the dying of the light, if not with the pay wall then with its plan (similar to the efforts of companies like Time Inc.) to develop content for the Apple iPad, the $499-$829 gadget journos pray will somehow make digital news as cool (and sellable) as a Lady Gaga single...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All the News That's Fit to Mint | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

...tycoon who marked his 55th by sending his guests a travel wallet with instructions to meet at a London airport and clear their calendar for five days, I'm not impressed; I'm exhausted. I count it as a gift to have reached an age at which I am content to observe the date - or overlook it. (See how Americans are spending...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's So Great About Big Birthdays? | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

...looks closer, however, it is evident that The Crimson’s content boards all operate from an American standpoint. International affairs are typically considered on the editorial page when they affect Washington’s foreign policy. The activities of the International Relations Council and Woodbridge Society, two of Harvard’s largest student groups, are usually ignored on the news pages, which diligently report events run by the IOP, Dems, and Republicans...

Author: By Keshava D. Guha | Title: Whither the Crimson? | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

...kind of vicious cycle, the absence of foreign students from The Crimson’s staff only serves to exacerbate the lack of internationally-focused content from its pages. In a year on the arts board, I am the only South Asian writer of any nationality that I can recall and one of precious few foreigners—surely this goes somewhere to explaining why foreign films and music are rarely featured in the Arts supplement. Similarly, the international affairs content on the editorial page, such as it is, can be ill-informed; take, for instance, the many...

Author: By Keshava D. Guha | Title: Whither the Crimson? | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

Coming out of the locker room, the squad’s philosophy grew more conservative. Looking to protect its lead—which reached 14 with 12 minutes to play—Princeton did its best to make the most of every possession, content to hold the ball into the late seconds of the shot clock...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Tiger Defense Stifles Harvard Shooters | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

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