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...scene is remembered for the much-imitated smooch at the shoreline, but it's more mature and complicated than that. From Here to Eternity helped Hollywood approach themes of sexual yearning and remorse in a more mature fashion. The movement could have no finer exemplars than Lancaster, the wily male animal, and Kerr, the lady who revealed, with her subtlety and daring, that things may never be quite what they seem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Her to Eternity | 10/19/2007 | See Source »

...approach works because Madden combines it with an unusual level of accessibility that goes against the modern political-campaign theory of strict "message control." Madden's availability and conviviality--he often says that Romney's teetotaling ways mean "there's more left for me"--help shore up the image of a campaign where everything is going just fine, no matter what you hear to the contrary. Says Madden: "The biggest mistake press secretaries make is that they view the press corps as the enemy. I view them as a conduit." That's not the same, it should be noted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Briefing: Campaign Insider | 10/18/2007 | See Source »

...Those championing this framework began by asserting the incomprehensible inhumanity of the “terrorist.” In spite of the fact that many of the members of this movement were impoverished teenagers who relied on the school for food, shelter, and education, partisans of this approach did not tolerate attempts to understand their grievances. A particularly prominent Pakistani liberal raged that the “Lal Masjid battle is part of the wider civil war within the Islamic world waged by totalitarian forces that seek redemption through violence,” and decried their...

Author: By Adaner Usmani | Title: Rethinking Terror | 10/18/2007 | See Source »

...recent years the "middle ground" has been an approach called Abstinence Plus, which would both stress the value of delaying sexual activity but also provide more comprehensive information than the traditional abstinence programs that now qualify for federal funding. Conservative critics charge that "abstinence plus" doesn't really promote abstinence at all; one Heritage Foundation study argued that the typical "abstinence plus" curriculum devotes six times more space to promoting contraception than promoting abstinence. But you could argue that the evidence points to the value of a combined approach, that far from being mixed, the messages belong together: experts argue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Birth Control for Kids? | 10/18/2007 | See Source »

Building good student-faculty relationships is just easier when there are Finale desserts to sweeten the deal. Eager Harvard freshmen attending a session on “Making the Most of Office Hours” yesterday grabbed treats along with tips on how to approach professors from a distinguished faculty panel, including the former dean of the College, Leverett Professor of Mathematics Benedict H. Gross ’71. For those in search of the secret for how to manage the initial one-on-one encounter with a professor, the main advice of the evening seemed to be simply...

Author: By Lingbo Li, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Profs Dispense Treats and Tips | 10/17/2007 | See Source »

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