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...fellow selection committee chose Maw from a pool of six candidates. Department administrator for PBH Zandra I. Kambysellis said the committee thought that both the diversity of Maw’s work and her young age would appeal to students...
...don’t take my word for it. An anonymous Harvard fan told me that Gavin excited her so much that she would literally “throw [her] panties on the steps of Memorial Church” upon seeing him. Localized fanaticism aside, his appeal is incredibly broad—regardless of the fact that he doesn’t have the name recognition of, say, Elvis...
...first half of the movie but can’t quite do so with only weak jokes and puppy-dog looks in his arsenal. The only excitement in the beginning comes from a full-frontal nude scene, which might initially invite disapproval from the audience for its cheap comic appeal. However, the shockingly long duration of the, um, “scene,” redeems Segel by showing that he isn’t doing it just to make the audience laugh, but to make them as uncomfortable as possible. If you can endure the first half...
...before.” However, it’s not the unoriginal plot or the fairly commonplace characters that keep the audience engaged. Rather, director Wong Kar Wai’s attention to detail, artful editing, and the blending of music with images create a film in which sensory appeal outweighs predictability. Although Jones plays the main character, her static performance serves as a backdrop for the more dynamic characters she meets along her journey. Rachel Weisz, playing a trapped wife who despises her husband, transitions with ease between self-satisfaction, raw rage, and disbelieving grief, while Jones barely registers...
...heart: "In regard to faculty members at Catholic colleges universities, I wish to reaffirm the great value of academic freedom. In virtue of this freedom you are called to search for the truth wherever careful analysis of evidence leads you." But then he turned the corner. "Yet... any appeal to the principle of academic freedom in order to justify positions that contradict the faith and teaching of the Church would obstruct or even betray the university's identity and mission." He continued: "Divergence from this vision weakens Catholic identity and, far from advancing freedom, inevitably leads to confusion, whether moral...