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...death of one of the 20th century's most revered and mysterious playwrights - the near equal to his fellow Nobelist Samuel Beckett, with plays that achieved far more commercial success than Beckett's - for quite some time. Now they can stop. Pinter, who had long been ailing from cancer, died on Christmas Eve at 78. (See the top 10 plays and musicals...
Other studies have shown that an individual's level of happiness tends to be relatively stable in both good times and bad. Even when people are hit by big negative surprises, say a diagnosis of cancer, most generally optimistic people remain optimistic. "There is a piece of happiness that comes and goes with daily life," says David Robinson, a finance professor at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. "But there is a much larger piece of happiness that is stable...
...lost nearly half their foundation’s assets through Madoff’s fund, pledged in a statement last week to honor “all existing commitments.” Their couple’s foundation has supported many initiatives at Harvard-affiliates including the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital...
...including Carrey in his depressive phase, is pretty darned perky - a mood that applies to no one in Seven Pounds. And whereas Carl is using his personal epiphany to make himself happy, Ben Thomas does good only for others; he's paying it forward, not inward. A child undergoing cancer treatment, a mother whose boyfriend abuses her, a blind pianist (Woody Harrelson), a young woman suffering from congenital heart failure (Rosario Dawson) - each of these, and three others, he showers with rejuvenating gifts. His motive is the movie's secret...
Sometimes you have to plant them and then wait for a while. Years ago, I started saving all those T shirts from soccer league and school plays and breast-cancer walks, even after they no longer fit. They are in a box in the attic, awaiting the day my girls head for college and we patch them into a soft, stretchy quilt made entirely of their adventures and allegiances. Maybe someday we'll do the same for their sons and daughters, make a map of moments on their way to forever...