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...unapologetically feel-good movie is the work of stand-up comic and native Ch'ti Danny Boon, who plays the role of Bailleul. Boon has made no secret that his motive was to dismantle and mock French prejudices about the north and its inhabitants. As the box office figures show, French cinema lovers are lapping that effort up. But there's more at work than simple entertainment. "This movie is doing what [author Marcel] Pagnol did for the Provençals: showing that people broadly considered buffoonish and stupid are actually very interesting, alluring, and deeply human," says Patrice Languetif...
...educator per se, clearly. Her accomplishments in both pursuits are extraordinary. Rather, we raise these questions because of her lack of evident experience in administering a liberal arts college, a responsibility which carries an array of unique and formidable challenges.But while experience in undergraduate administration is certainly a boon for any would-be College dean, the experience that Hammonds does possess—specifically, in leading major initiatives at the University-wide level—constitutes a major asset. We hope, then, that the selection of Hammonds further verifies what University leaders have been hinting for some time: that...
...were expected to play for little besides national pride and really did get a crummy deal from the establishment - match fees in the hundreds of dollars and no contract money. WSC changed that and, though it split cricket asunder for two years, it is generally now seen as a boon for the game. But as cricket and business writer Gideon Haigh observes: "Players are more susceptible now to financial inducements than they were when they were paid a pittance. Now that everything has a value, nothing is beyond price...
...surprisingly, the young couple supports the new laws that recognize a rainbow of different family models. But they depend too on the traditional boon of having two grandmothers nearby, who do regular babysitting duties. "The extended family still exists," says Martínez-Sampere. "And it works." Whichever candidate wins next week will similarly have to reconcile Spain's deep family roots with its modern ambition to have...
...School last Wednesday was received with vibrant enthusiasm. Dean of the Faculty of Law Elena Kagan even proclaimed that “If I could add only one person to the faculty, Cass would be that person.” Sunstein’s appointment is truly a boon to the law school and the Harvard community, yet it is only one of the accomplishments Kagan can boast during her tenure as dean. This latest success is an encouraging sign of the degree to which Kagan has thoroughly revitalized the law school. Her numerous accomplishments are a credit to herself...