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"Spore", Will Wright's newest title, has once again redefined the limits of video games by combining Sim City's build-and-grow mentality with the infinite customization of The Sims to create what is possibly the most grandiose and dynamic sandbox ever conceived.… 1 Comment

The election of Barack Obama '91 has unleashed a flurry of speculation over who will be considered for the new President's administration. Many of the choices will be made from among the horde of prominent liberals at the nation's top universities, and it comes as no surprise that one of the heaviest concentrations of these individuals - and one of the greatest potential sources of Obama administration appointments - is Harvard.… Post the First Comment

What, pray Palin, was this? Faint whispers about 2012? Reports about where the Obamas were eating dinner last night? This was no way to keep Fenno looking as if he were attentively trying to keep his notes in tune with the professor's comments. Dammit, Fenno thought, this wasn't necessarily the Change I've Been Waiting For.… Post the First Comment

"Are you worried about being able to have a satisfying career and family life?" asked Spela Trefalt in a forum sponsored by the Program on the Legal Profession. Professor Trefalt, who teaches at the Simmons School of Management in Boston, explained that a recent NYU study has shown that many students are worried.… Post the First Comment

When we imagine New York City today, do we envision what we wish New York to be or take pride in what the City, tragically reduced but eternally majestic, still is? As the years have passed since the shock of 9/11, trinket shops around Manhattan have grappled with how to portray their city to the volumes of tourists from across the country and around the world.… Post the First Comment