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...Return Of The King, the third of the three films re-creating J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series of novels, towers over the banal concerns of our everyday lives [Dec. 15]. Finally, entertainment of the highest order! Self-effacing heroes, alternately dauntless and fearful, doubt ridden yet determined and selfless in devotion to the purest of friendships. If we are to have heroes, then let them be like Toklien's, grand and glorious! MICHAEL K. MALONEY Colorado Springs, Colo...
...Fox’s banal “The Simple Life” has contributed anything to society, it’s making clear in a blunt way that a cultural divide exists between East Coast types and the “simple” folks of the West, Appalachia, Deep South...
...when you’re buying standalone songs. Cover art generally refers to albums as a whole, not single songs. And anyway, you miss all the other art, lyrics, liner notes, credits, pictures of the artist, shoutouts to parents, friends and God—all the unnecessary, obscure and banal goodies enshrined in the familiar CD booklet...
Lesson number one: don’t judge a class by its title. Economics 1391, “Economic Growth and Development,” is much more than its banal name would indicate. Both the class and its professor, visiting professor from Columbia University Xavier Sala-I-Martin, are not at all what they appear...
...could” being the operative word. For most students, meetings with concentration advisors are often impersonal wastes of time that involve waiting in line in their House dining halls for the opportunity to have a 30-second chat about how many requirements they have yet to complete. Such banal academic babysitting could all too easily be replaced by point-and-click approvals. Online, advisors could be provided with a student’s class selection, accompanied by lists of courses that the individual has completed and needs to complete. After a brief perusal, advisors could then contact those students...