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...film centers on a nostalgic trip to a ski resort, where the group hopes to relive the bacchanalian days of their youth. “We were young, we had momentum,” laments Cusack’s character. Surprised to find the entire town rundown and decrepit, they console themselves with alcohol, drugs, and a mysterious hot tub. In the morning, they wake up in 1986, which the film recreates in painstaking detail. There are a number of funny references to Poison, “Miami Vice,” Jheri curls, Ronald Reagan, and when MTV actually...

Author: By Brian A. Feldman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hot Tub Time Machine | 3/30/2010 | See Source »

...those who aren’t concerned about making picks and placing bets before the big day, another screening will be held on March 10. Coolidge Corner Theatre will also be bringing the collection of Academy Award-Nominated Animated Shorts to the public. Here’s a rundown on what’s in store...

Author: By Beryl C.D. Lipton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Oscar-Nominated Short Films Preview | 2/24/2010 | See Source »

Anyway, these three professors—who tweet about a range of topics related to their respective areas of expertise—have made the effort to leave the Ivory Tower and communicate with the world beyond the gates of Harvard. Here’s a little rundown of each of these Twitter accounts (along with a recent tweet...

Author: By James K. Mcauley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: @harvardstudents OMG profs have twitter accounts! | 2/2/2010 | See Source »

...dashing liberal Republican (there used to be such things) who was bringing a bit of Kennedy-style panache to the place people would soon be calling Fun City, though usually with tongue in cheek. Hoving fit the new mood perfectly. At the time, the city's parks could be rundown and even sinister, especially at night. Hoving's answer was to bring in crowds and bustle through "Hoving Happenings." He sponsored massive events, like a party for 20,000 children in Central Park's big Sheep Meadow and a public gathering there to watch a meteor shower. "Times have changed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thomas Hoving: The Man Who Made the Modern Met | 12/11/2009 | See Source »

...course, for the 15 million people out of work, that's little consolation. So the government is poised to act. Here's a rundown of four sorts of ideas being bandied about, and how much we can realistically expect from each...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can the Federal Government Really Create Jobs? | 12/8/2009 | See Source »

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