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Ironically, the direst predictions about the fate of the blockbuster come from the man whose mega-grossing films helped coin the term, George Lucas. In a recent interview with New York Daily News, the “Star Wars” mogul predicted that by 2025 the average budget of a studio film would be $15 million—less than most A-list stars’ asking salaries...
...Bags right now are about soft and chunky," Krakoff says as he examines a black Legacy bag prototype with chunky brass. The bag is not yet perfect, but it's very close. Krakoff corrects the outer pockets (too high) and asks the designer to take off the coin-purse patch pocket ("I love a coin purse, but here I want it to go away"), and he questions the height of the bag. "This bag is going to be big, so we should do more choices," he instructs the design staff members. They decide to add metallic and grainy-metallic versions...
...resign. As an end to a conflict which has distracted the Harvard College Curricular Review, Allston development, and a whole host of academic endeavors, Summers’ resignation was, objectively, the best decision for the University as a whole. But there is a flip side to the Summers coin. Though they are the traits that angered Faculty members the most, Summers’ strong opinions and single-mindedness have begun the transformation of Harvard into an institution at once more dedicated to its students and more centered on cutting-edge research.Summers focused on the student experience at Harvard...
...sign in the window of the wedge-like building squeezed into the corner where Brattle meets JFK Street advertises “Old & Used Books, Roman Coins Bought and Sold.” It beckons toward Room 306, home to the Harvard Book and Binding Service and one of Harvard Square’s most venerable and idiosyncratic characters. Upstairs, the shop’s door is decorated with military airplane stickers and a “No Smoking” sign. When it opens, a doorbell goes off in the back room—giving Robert Marshall, the proprietor...
...parts of Ethiopia, aid workers can't talk to teenage girls about condoms to prevent AIDS; but in Tanzania they're encouraged to. How you cut an umbilical cord can determine whether a baby risks a fatal infection, but every culture has its own traditions. They cut with a coin for luck in Nepal and a stone in Bolivia, where they think if you use a razor blade the child will grow up to be a thief. There is no one solution to fit all countries, and so the model the Gates Foundation and Bono have embraced pulls in everyone...