Nathan Burstein
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The Art of the Hollywood Resurrection
Hollywood, in the last five years, has invented a new form of entertainment. Aside from a few lucky actors and
Harvard Needs More Plugging In
It didn’t take long for me to realize there was something unusual—compulsive, even—about my TV viewing habits over spring break.
NEW IN FILM
The Girl Next Door Directed by Luke Greenfield 20th Century Fox There is something slightly disconcerting about The Girl
‘Passion’ in Context
In his 25 years as the Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, a Sunni Muslim, consistently demonstrated support for violence against his
Movie Review
Perhaps my film-going companion summed it up best when, on his way out of The Last Samurai, he remarked that
Movie Review
In Elephant, director Gus Van Sant depicts what most Americans only imagined in the days after the Columbine High School
Baby, I Got Your Number
Just think of it. Exactly 100 years ago, back when F.D.R. was just a 21-year-old Harvard senior and the Red
The Eminem Show
the year is 1995. Vanilla Ice is nothing more than a pop culture joke, Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G.
All Mouth and No Brain
Ann Coulter is an expert on slander. Slander, after all, was the title of her second book, in which she
The Shame of Mary Robinson
In yet another display of the unfortunate double standard plaguing the current debate on the Middle East, former U.N. Human