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...None of the nominees for Best Picture - Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Crash, Munich and Good Night, and Good Luck - have yet earned as much as $80 million at the North American box office. In fact, one of the finalists for Best Documentary Feature (March of the Penguins) has made more money than any of them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Win Your Oscar Pool | 3/3/2006 | See Source »

...this is one of them - a first or second film directed by a famous actor wins (three of the last five times, when Robert Redford, Kevin Costner and Mel Gibson walked home happy). By that logic, the front-runner is George Clooney?s Good Night, and Good Luck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Win Your Oscar Pool | 3/3/2006 | See Source »

...eats the first Cheeto shall cast the first deuce. But alas, although it’s indisputable that Memorial Church is home to the best toilet on campus, there is a strict “no snacking” policy in the House of God. As luck would have it, turns out that Maxwell-Dworkin—second best deuce in the land—actually contains the best vending machines, featuring White Castle burgers, Red Baron Deep Dish pizzas, and $1 ice cream sandwiches. For us, that just about settles the whole God vs. science debate (science is better...

Author: By Christopher J. Catizone and Chris Schonberger, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Bell Lap: In Search of El Dorito | 3/1/2006 | See Source »

...Some guys have all the luck,” croons the dejected Rod Stewart. At Harvard, one lucky man makes his own. Life Science 1a professor David R. Liu ’94 began counting cards in high school and soon mastered the game of blackjack. By keeping running indexes of revealed cards in his head, Liu gains a long-term mathematical advantage over the house. And by greatly increasing his chances of winning, Liu has aroused the ire of some powerful casino bosses. “I was barred from playing at a well-known Las Vegas casino...

Author: By Christina G. Vangelakos, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Advanced Mathematics for Fun and Profit | 3/1/2006 | See Source »

...over this year’s controversial slate of nominated films: “Syriana,” “Brokeback Mountain,” “Crash,” “Munich,” “Good Night, and Good Luck,” and “Paradise Now,” among others...

Author: By Ben B. Chung and Bernard L. Parham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Oscars Promise Political Controversy | 3/1/2006 | See Source »

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