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...before delving into his speech, the award-winning biologist had some choice words for his most high-profile Harvard opponent, whom he called “a deeply dishonest organism, if there ever was one,” and cast as an impediment to free discussion in the face of “sensitivities” about Israel...
...feeling despair. It’s a different way of reacting to loneliness or disappointment in self-defeating situations.”Miniucchi’s empathy for her characters also translates into compassion for her actors. She created a double-role for supporting actress Teri Garr (Academy Award Nominee for “Tootsie”), who is battling multiple sclerosis.“That was one of the reasons why I gave her this part,” said Miniucchi. “When she started feeling sick the Hollywood system kind of wrote her off and pushed...
...Simpson defense team’s plan to play “the race card.” He joined ABC News as its senior legal commentator in 1996, and moved to CNN in 2002. His second career as a journalist has already garnered him an Emmy Award, for his coverage of Elian Gonzales in 2000, and produced three bestselling books.And yet, while the road to where he is has not been straight, his manner doesn’t betray any career fatigue. In fact, he still seems to be enjoying the novelty...
...Juno” did well in the box office. Everyone loved it; it was like “Little Miss Sunshine” had grown up and made some bad decisions.The largest blow to my sense of the moviegoing public, though, came just recently, when the Academy Award nominees were announced.Among several disappointments, including the snubs of “American Gangster” and “Into the Wild,” were four nominations the horrible movie that everyone so desperately loves, little miss “Juno.” To my complete chagrin...
...inventing the World Wide Wide, Sir Timothy J. Berners-Lee, urged leaders of academic, private, and governmental organizations to recognize and reap the benefits of the open culture of the digital world at an event at the Harvard Kennedy School yesterday evening. Berners-Lee received the third annual Pathfinder Award from the Kennedy School’s Leadership for a Networked World program, which aims to educate leaders about changes driven by the digitalization of information. The award recognizes individuals who have made innovations in government through technology. “The government’s challenges have been fundamentally...