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Twenty-eight years ago this month, Shanley lectured at Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass. According to a local newspaper account, he railed against the chasm between church teachings and practices. "The sexual morality of the Catholic Church is a shambles," he said. His legacy makes it even more...
Williams and Norton, in novel roles for each actor, bring the darkness of the movie to life. We can see Williams’ Randolph struggle with unemployment, substance abuse and his sexual identity, while slipping slowly but surely into a dark chasm of insanity. On more than one occasion, Williams is let loose on an improvised, profanity-laced tirade. These tirades are reminiscent of the actor’s stand-up routines and are drop-dead funny. It is amazing that no one has let Williams play a villain before...
...Kamen, it means that for exactly the reasons he will be able to sell the Segway to the geeks and visionaries he will find it difficult to sell to everyone else, unless he can adapt on the fly. Moore calls this problem The Chasm—that is, the chasm between the early adopters and visionaries—and makes a nice living writing books and teaching seminars about crossing the chasm...
...question then, is, do I think the Segway will cross the chasm from the early adopters to the majority? At this point, I would say no. The product is trying to fill a gap between walking and driving, but in big cities, this gap has already been filled by taxis, subways, buses, bicycles and rollerblades. If the Segway were as cheap as bicycles and rollerblades, then its technological advantages and the fact that it’s self-powered might help, but at $3,000, it’s a tough sell. Kamen should be able to make a living...
...course, this bare sketch of Denny’s life cannot convey the impression he left upon those who knew him and loved him. His loss has hardened into a permanent chasm matched only by the rift in the hearts of those who knew him. Our rift will never fully heal. While we live, we can only hope to see and hear him again by remembering and living up to his noble example of gentleness and integrity that we will rarely see matched...