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...Annie (Kate Beckinsale, “Underworld”). As Arthur’s parents attempt to reconcile their differences, Annie and her husband Glenn (Sam Rockwell, “Matchstick Men”) struggle to maintain appearances for the sake of their daughter, even as Annie has an affair with her co-worker’s husband. The relationship between Becinsale and Rockwell is striking not only for its violent outbursts but for the way it both humanizes and demonizes them. Rockwell is unnerving in the part of a born-again Christian who attempts to redeem himself in Annie?...
...place where so many different time stood cheek by jowl like guests at a crowded party.” Attempting to live only in the present, the two sense “a newborn connection that could not be left unattended” and embark on a bittersweet affair. Their identity as a couple is fragile, though, and soon broken apart, as Hema moves on to her arranged marriage in India and Kaushik to Thailand for a brief vacation en route to his new job in Hong Kong. While the longer format of the stories in “Unaccustomed...
...anniversary, and Prince Philip caused a furor during a Royal visit to the site of the massacre at Amritsar when he suggested that a memorial plaque "exaggerated" the number of people killed there by British troops. Still, while such contretemps may make headlines, they also distract from the love affair between Britain and India that endures to this...
...Though very little came of last week’s episode—the Rove show went on as the Dems huffed and puffed—the affair speaks to the state of conservatism at Harvard. Unquestionably, conservatives (and to an even greater extent, Republicans) are a minority on Harvard’s campus, yet they are able to garner attention—and moreover, to appear exceedingly reasonable—thanks to debacles like this one. More astute liberals realize this paradox. A member of the Dems, who wished to remain anonymous in order to avoid strain within...
...McGovern, a professor of management practice, was selected from a pool of 170 possible candidates, 20 of whom received interviews. McGovern will be replacing Mary S. Elcano, the acting president. Elcano took the helm of the nonprofit after the previous president, Mark W. Everson, resigned after his affair with a subordinate was brought to the board’s attention. Previously, McGovern has played leading roles in large companies, including AT&T and Fidelity Investments. McGovern joined Fidelity Investments in 1999, rising through the ranks to become president the following year. McGovern is a trustee of Johns Hopkins University, where...