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...Lately, the laser of public scrutiny has fixed on three of Australia's highest-profile mentors. Wayne Bennett quit as coach of the Australian rugby league team on Dec. 9, a week after the Australian Rugby Union sacked Eddie Jones as coach of the Wallabies. Despite a catastrophic mission failure in England and calls for a change at the helm, John Buchanan has kept his job as coach of the national cricket team. In temperament and style, the three coaches have little in common. But perhaps their setbacks these past few months can be traced to the same thing: each...
...Before the capitulation to New Zealand in the Tri-Nations final on Nov. 26, it had been 27 years since Australia had lost a rugby league series or tournament. Bennett knows the game backwards, but in England he seemed to forget some immutable footballing truths, like selecting sides based on form rather than loyalty, and ensuring that if a team is nothing else, it should at least be keen. In the final, "Australia looked old, tired and bored," wrote former New South Wales coach Phil Gould, who used to inspire his players with war stories or late-night walks...
...character is trapped by the machinations of shadowy government archetypes. Matt Damon, as energy analyst Bryan Woodman, tackles technical jargon with authority while simultaneously showing the reasoning behind ethically ambiguous decisions. Jeffery Wright’s (“Angels in America”) smooth portrayal of lawyer Bennett Holiday serves as another anchor, showing that a good side does not guarantee a good man. Several talented supporting actors, including Chris Cooper (“Adaptation”) and Amanda Peet (“A Lot Like Love”), make sure that scenes never lose persuasive authority. Like...
...we’ve never had anything like this,” Coach Tim Murphy said, noting that The Game was not about the players but about the Harvard student body. “The team is happy the UC put this together,” said offensive tackle Bennett T. Kowalk ’06 said. “It’s nice to see the student body show support for the team.” Even the John Harvard statue showed his support, donning a Harvard t-shirt and baseball cap. Justin H. Haan...
...version, “Pride & Prejudice,” adds little to the incomparable plot and adored characters other than an ampersand, the newest adaptation is a luxurious visit to Austen’s always welcoming world. The timeless love story of clever and headstrong Elizabeth Bennett (Keira Knightley) and brooding Mr. Darcy (Matthew MacFadyen) is set against the contrasting rigidity of pre-Victorian England’s deeply ingrained social conventions. Elizabeth is one of five Bennett sisters, including the beautiful, eldest sister Jane (Rosamund Pike, “Die Another Day”) and the flirtatious, youngest Kitty...