LSC Event Descriptions

October 20 & 22, 2006

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Rated PG
94 minutes

 Wordplay (2006)
October 20, 2006 at 7:00 and 10:00 pm in 26-100
October 22, 2006 at 7:00 pm in 26-100

A journey into the world of Will Shortz, the crossword puzzle editor at The New York Times. Known to millions as National Public Radio's "Puzzle Master," Shortz has spent his entire lifetime studying, creating, and editing puzzles, and has built a huge following along the way. Meet Shortz's diehard fans--including President Bill Clinton, Senator Bob Dole, "The Daily Show's" Jon Stewart, filmmaker Ken Burns, the Indigo Girls, and Yankee's ace pitcher Mike Mussina--and discover why over 50 million Americans do crosswords every week. [movies.yahoo.com]

Featuring Dan Katz '03, Al Sanders '81, MIT Professor Kiran Kedlaya, and MIT community member Katherine Bryant!

"Punsters, linguists and crossword puzzle fanatics everywhere couldn't ask for a more bracing tribute than helmer Patrick Creadon's buoyant and exhilaratingly brainy docudocu Wordplay."
      -- Justin Chang, Variety. Read this review.

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