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...unclear how and when this final chapter will play out, but, true to Shakespeare, the main characters are flawed, and the drama replete with intrigues and power grabs. Sharif is now hailed by many Pakistanis as a warrior for democracy, but during two previous terms as Prime Minister in the 1990s, his administrations were widely regarded as inept, corrupt and autocratic. Then there's Benazir Bhutto, another ex-PM agitating to return from exile. Given her glamorous political pedigree (her father, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, was also a former leader, who was executed by the army), her supporters worship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan's Drama Unfolds | 9/13/2007 | See Source »

...adjustments to the pub’s programming are being made with the intention of offering events that are better connected to the Harvard community. A plan to host Harvard-affiliated bands on a weekly basis will kick off this Friday with live performances by Harvard-grad bands The Main Drag and The Blanks, said Student Manager Philip R. Eisele ’08. Other new events in the works for the upcoming year include holiday-themed events, an Oktoberfest Night, bar game competitions, and the Loker Cup Tournament—set to begin on October 11. The tournament, which...

Author: By Ada Pema, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Events On Tap at Pub | 9/12/2007 | See Source »

...Elah, both based on true incidents of violence involving U.S. soldiers, have been among the festival's most strident talking points. Gavin Hood's Rendition tossed Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal and Meryl Streep into a story of U.S.-condoned torture of a terror suspect. But documentary films are the main entertainment conduit for leftist antiwar sentiment (the right wing has talk radio), and TIFF 31 has entries from two men with the proper pedigree: Phil Donahue, the liberal who pioneered the issue-based TV talk show, and Michael Moore, the political activist and nonpareil docu-comic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 9/11 at the Toronto Film Festival | 9/11/2007 | See Source »

Rogers said her main job will be to introduce the University’s new president to alumni around the country and the world, in keeping with a Harvard career that she frames as largely ambassadorial...

Author: By Claire M. Guehenno and Laurence H. M. holland, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Faust Taps Rogers For VP | 9/10/2007 | See Source »

...main arguments are very similar to those made in the article, though the authors do make two new acknowledgments regarding Iraq and Iran...

Author: By Paras D. Bhayani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Professors Tone Down ‘Lobby’ Critique | 9/10/2007 | See Source »

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