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...BOB KURTZ FORMER GOVERNOR, ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS & SCIENCES...
...ignore the Weinstein Principle. Bob and Harvey W., the old wizards of Miramax, knew how to play the Academy game like a pipe organ. Their savvy and big shoulders won their films dozens of Oscars in the 90s, and they haven?t lost their touch now that they?ve left Miramax and started the Weinstein Company. Of the first four films released under their new banner, two cadged Best Actress nominations: Transamerica and, for Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents. Ferocity over likability could also lift Weisz, in The Constant Gardener, over adorable Amy Adams, in Junebug. The same logic applies...
...political advice. Referring to Flint, Mich., where workers’ jobs are being outsourced, he challenged the academics to come up with a realistic suggestion for the Buick-city mayor. “That’s the political reality,” said Summers, pointing to former Senator Bob Graham D-Fla. in the audience who was nodding in agreement. Graham was a fellow at the Institute of Politics (IOP) this fall and is serving as a fellow at the Kennedy School of Government’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs this spring...
...Olympic medalist, Good Samaritan, and all-around good guy—how did he not get into Harvard?Cheek was heartbroken. Alumni were disappointed. And as the 2006 Winter Games in Turin came to a close with the speedskater bearing the United States flag, even NBC announcer Bob Costas tossed in his two cents, staring into the camera and calling for Harvard Dean of Admissions William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 to review Cheek’s application.Moreover, rumor has it that following his rejection, Cheek is now being courted by “big-name” universities...
...Carville released a new book in January, “Take It Back,” a strategy guide for Democrats to oust Republicans and restore Clinton-era politics. “The Democrats are confused,” Carville said to the packed forum that included former Senator Bob Graham, D-Fla. “They sit and don’t know [whether] to wind their butts or scratch their watches.” Begala advised troubled Democrats to ask, “What would Clinton do?” Begala cited the Democrats’ docile response...