Hollywood lost two icons this past weekend. Canadian actor Leslie Nielsen passed away on Sunday from complications of pneumonia while director Irvin Kershner died on Saturday from complications of cancer. Nielsen, who spent much of his career as a dramatic actor, will be best remembered for his comedic roles in movies like Airplane! and The Naked Gun. Kershner, on the other hand, may be best known as the director of The Empire Strikes Back, the second installment in the Star Wars series. He also directed Sean Connery as James Bond in Never Say Never Again.
The I-can't-believe-they-got-a-grant-to-study-this files are open yet again, this time coughing up a study by former Cornell University psychology professor Daryl Bern. According to an article in The Cornell Sun, Professor Bern has recently concluded a study that shows viewing erotic images may increase the ability of Cornell students to predict the future. Somehow I don't think I need erotic images to help me predict the psychology community's response.
Elsewhere in the Ivy League, the Dartmouth men's football team concluded the 2010 season with a resounding 31-0 win over basement-dwelling Princeton. This gives the Big Green a 6-4 overall record (4-3 Ivy). A solid performance after years of mediocrity, or worse. The future is looking up! And speaking of Dartmouth, my favorite Dartmouth alumna to whom I'm not married (that is, historian, National Book Award winner and MacArthur "Genius Grant" recipient Annette Gordon-Reed '81) was recently named a Trustee of the College.
In other news, the New England Nor'Easters downed the Miami Sharks in the finals of the U.S. Chess League on November 20. Not a bad first season for the expansion Nor'Easters. Congratulations!
About Me
- Robert
- I'm a 2009 graduate of Dartmouth College who loves Jesus, my wife and all things Northeast.
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