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...there were any left-wing rebels or right-wing reactionaries who still thought President-elect Barack Obama planned a revolution, today they got their answer. In reportedly picking New York Federal Reserve chief Timothy Geithner, 47, to be his Treasury Secretary, Obama has officially confirmed his preference for a Cabinet of qualified insiders...
...hockey talent available for the professional hockey leagues. But is exceptional talent still special if everyone is exceptional? Should we make success available to everyone? And if so many hidden factors predispose some individuals for success, is it even possible to do so? Gladwell’s failure to answer these and other questions leaves his argument feeling incomplete. Still, the book is eminently readable, and though it may not shake your faith in “grit and determination,” it is certain to make you think. For some, reading “Outliers?...
...Masdar, all commuters must walk, ride bicycles, or use public transportation to enter the city. The panel began 20 minutes late due to technological problems. The panelists tried to include an architect in the presentation using Skype, but he could only occasionally be heard. During the question-and-answer session that followed, Sharett lauded University President Drew G. Faust for her commitment to the environment. Harvard’s eco-conscious plans for its new campus in Allston include a voluntary cap on greenhouse gas emissions well below required national standards. The University has committed to keeping carbon emissions...
...Ninth Ward of New Orleans. “How could we use the most enigmatic play of the 20th century to talk about what happened in Katrina?” video artist Paul Chan remembers asking himself on a trip to New Orleans in the fall of 2006. His answer: a staging of Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” in two devastated areas of the city. Beckett’s play, the story of two tramps waiting for a mysterious presence who never comes, puts into words the desolation of New Orleans...
...subtitles ask (apparently, Akon’s not into proper grammar), “what could you possibly desire?” Akon, the man who we can all pretty much agree has everything (including his own diamond mine in South Africa—seriously), has your answer: “The one you loved the most.” Well, duh! No doubt tempered by last year’s notorious 15-year-old-in-the-club incident, Akon proceeds to display his sensitive side in this video about a lost love. The video intersperses scenes featuring Akon moving...