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...award is consistently used honorifically, as tribute to the recently-passed artist rather than an actual critical decision as to which album was best. This choice surprised no one, and when the Oscars roll around there will be a similar tacit hunch as to the direction the film academy??s choice will take when Best Actor is announced. This predictability is a shame, as if the academy realized they waited too long for an obligatory “lifetime achievement” award. It bothers me even further that “Album of the Year?...
...ever, reward the truly brilliant filmmakers. Instead, they award Hollywood’s least threatening and most marketable tripe. And yet, the coveted title “Oscar Winner” carries craved cultural cachet, even if artists have proven their prowess time and time again without the Academy??s stamp...
Adrian Ramirez—who said he would have been sleeping or playing sports had he not been admitted to Crimson Summer Academy??said he looked forward to improving his salsa dancing skills in a class taught by Rosmary Roca...
Governmental leaders say they now recognize the difficulty in tracing a path between the imperatives of national security and the academy??s cherished openness...
Goonan touches on an important point: rejection is not strictly based on merit. It is also based on fit. For Peter and others, years of accumulated success have led them to mindlessly judge themselves based on measures respected within the academy??admissions, job offers and grades. But rejection at Harvard often extends beyond these matters and into areas where assessing merit is more difficult...