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A shaky, not stirring, Bond in Quantum of Solace

Avid James Bond fans were once skeptical about Daniel Craig's abilities to pull off one of the most iconic cinematic characters of all time. Complaints ranged from his apparent lack of debonair charm to rumors that he could not drive a stick shift Aston Martin. Casino Royale, however, proved to be one of the most acclaimed Bond movies to date, inspiring comparisons to Connery and exclamations that Craig had managed to do the impossible-reinvent Bond for the better. Unfortunately, not only does Quantum of Solace not measure up to Casino Royale's standard of cinematic excellence, this time around, Craig's Bond is Bond in name only.

By Vivian Chen November 20, 2008

Fritz Scholder’s American Indians, past and present

"Indian, not Indian," an exhibit of Fritz Scholder's work at the Smithsonian Institute's National American Indian Museum, challenges the very idea of who the American Indian was while demonstrating how Scholder revolutionized the depiction of the American Indian, replacing the classical romantic depictions with a modern, pop-art realism.

By the Voice Staff November 20, 2008

Critical Voices: The Samuel Jackson 5, “Goodbye Melody Mountain”

When a band names themselves after both Samuel L. Jackson and the Jackson 5, we expect great things. Perhaps the name of The Samuel Jackson Five speaks to a love of both ferociousness and pop sensibilities, which is exactly what Goodbye Melody Mountain has to offer. A breath of fresh air, they have taken the stale tendency of post-rock towards sleep inducement and made it something worth listening to.

By James McGrory November 20, 2008

Editorials

SmarTrip opens doors to the District

Georgetown students can blog, text, Google, Twitter, Facebook, and video chat with the best of them, but they seem to be largely in the dark when it comes to one... Read more

By the Editorial Board November 20, 2008

Editorials

For add/drop period, eight days is weak

Students registered for Professor Kathleen McNamara’s Inventing Europe seminar next semester will be faced with a dilemma about a week into spring semester: should I stay or should I go?... Read more

By the Editorial Board November 20, 2008

Editorials

Ensure Lauinger’s manifest destiny

Think Lauinger Library’s ugly exterior is bad? You’ve probably never been inside the library during finals, when its limited space is on full display. Students pack like sardines into every... Read more

By the Editorial Board November 20, 2008

Chug a-long

With the onset of blustery snow flurries, chafed cheeks, and depressed economic conditions, this drinking columnist, like so many others at this time of year, cannot help but yearn for her home on the shores of Lake Erie. And while not everyone is so fortunate as to hail from the crown jewel of the Rust Belt, all of us put on our underpants on one leg at a time (with the possible exception of Mormons, who, I believe, must actually gird their loins before leaving the house), and we all know that the comforting concept of home is much more than a physical locality. It is a collection of unique intangibles. For me, it means a certain sound, a musical expression dear to my heart, veritable poetic food for the soul: the drinking song.

By admin November 20, 2008

As Justin sees it

For my last column of the semester, some predictions and superlatives. Lil Wayne released his Dedication 3 mixtape last week, and it's pretty bad. Whether you like auto-tune or not, Weezy has clearly become so infatuated with himself that he considers even his turds worthy of release. The whole mess is uninspired and not worth your time. It's sad to say it, but it's looking more and more like he peaked with 2006's Da Drought 3-I predict he'll never make anything that exciting again.

By Justin Hunter Scott November 20, 2008

Raised in Captivity is mired in the madhouse

AIDS is tough to deal with. It's sad and horrible. So is murder. So too are rape, prostitution, alcoholism, depression, and pretty much every other theme found in Nicky Silver's Raised In Captivity, Mask and Bauble's fall offering that opens tonight. While the play is purportedly a comedy, it deals in dark hues, which cast shadows over its characters, all of whom are unhappily searching for something more, in themselves and in others.

By Katherine Norton November 20, 2008

Saxa Politica: The benefit of the Dowd

Finally, somebody said it: “This personal GUSA [Senate] bullshit is stupid,” GUSA President Pat Dowd (SFS ‘09) said Tuesday when I asked what he thought of the GUSA vs. Student... Read more

By Kate Mays November 20, 2008

Monroe and company look to slay the Dragons

After defeating Jacksonville on Monday night, head coach John Thompson III seemed pleased to start the season off with a win. But he had much more to say about what displeased him.

By Tim Shine November 20, 2008

Council talks gay wedding bells

For supporters of same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia, this year’s election was seen as particularly significant. Several local media outlets, including the Washington Blade, speculated that if Democrats... Read more

By Juliana Brint November 20, 2008

New SAC constitution rattles cages

On Monday night, the Student Activities Commission voted 12-0 with one abstention to amend its constitution, officially eliminating the requirement that the Georgetown University Student Association appoint and approve all... Read more

By Alisha Crovetto November 20, 2008

Voices

1, 2, 3: it’s not as easy as A, B, C…

When I say I am bad at math, I don't mean bad in the modest Georgetown "I didn't get a 5 on the AP subject test" sense. I mean bad as in sometimes I find myself wondering how many quarters are in an hour, before I remember that quarters go into dollars and minutes go into hours. It's difficult to explain that you're late for class because you confused cents with minutes.

By Sarah Harman November 20, 2008

Hoyas follow the Doctrine

Coming into the basketball season, the question on the minds of many nervous fans was how the Hoyas would replace Roy Hibbert. Time and again, Coach John Thompson III deflected the question, emphasizing that every year is a fresh start.

By Walker Loetscher November 20, 2008

Endowment shrinks

Unable to remain insulated from the nation’s financial crisis, Georgetown University saw its endowment fall 12.5 percent from the beginning of 2008 to September 30, according to a statement by... Read more

By John Lawless November 20, 2008

Sports Sermon: Wright is wrong from the line

While Monday night’s game might be remembered as the preamble to the new Monroe Doctrine, the game ball has to go to sophomore point-guard Chris Wright. For a player with the unenviable job of replacing the steady Jonathan Wallace, Wright’s score line on Monday was almost perfect. Almost.

By the Voice Staff November 20, 2008

XC star runs to NCAAs

Andrew Bumbalough, Georgetown’s premier cross country runner, hopes Yogi Berra was right when he said, “It’s like deja vu all over again.”

By Tom Bosco November 20, 2008

Page 13 Cartoons

Proposition 8 allowed hate to dominate

On November 4, Proposition 8 amended the California state constitution to define marriage as something solely between a man and a woman. Hate, intolerance, and willful ignorance wrote discrimination into... Read more

By Angel Humphrey November 20, 2008

Features

Slamming Down Poetry in D.C.

It all comes down to one last vote. The score is tied at four poems each, with one judge voting for Two Deep and one for Jonathan for the last poem. The third judge, sitting at my table, stares at her dry-erase board with a furrowed brow while the audience yells at her—“Two!” “One! One!” “Come on!” It’s the end of the 11th Hour Haiku Head-to-Head Poetry Slam at Busboys & Poets on U Street, and the glory of the win all comes down to which poet this judge picks.

By Shira Hecht November 20, 2008

Voices

The other fútbol’s crazier fans & wimpier wages

Flags erupted out of a sea of black and red as already-hoarse voices roared their approval. Even the enormous flags, the drum of creaking metal and a haze of smoke couldn't obscure the fact that D.C. United was now up one-nil, though I could only see the scoreboard if I bounced especially high off the rolling grandstands. It was my first experience at an MLS soccer game, and I loved every minute of it. That's why when I read an article on the area blog DCist last week outlining the laughably low wages earned by a majority of MLS players, I was outraged.

By Hunter Kaplan November 20, 2008

Wi-Fi has uncertain future

Wireless internet access at Georgetown can be hard to come by. In an effort to pressure the University into speeding up effort to improve wireless, Georgetown’s Interhall Residence Council has... Read more

By Eric Pilch November 20, 2008