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...said that Becky Miller was definitely not Kaplan’s doppelgänger. However, she said, “there are many one-liners of commentary that really gave me an insight on part of her life.” Though Kaplan was reluctant to commit herself to discussing upcoming projects, she does seem optimistic that whatever the future holds, it will involve writing. “I have no idea what’s coming next,” Kaplan says. “The novel I write next… we’ll have to wait...
...recent months, Nitschke has become an increasingly visible - and divisive - figure in Britain despite living in Australia. In October, he provoked outrage by holding a workshop in London, attended by 50 people, on how to commit suicide. A second workshop in Bournemouth was canceled after local authorities intervened. And on March 30, Nitschke joined historian and Holocaust denier David Irving as one of the very few speakers to have their invitation to debate before the Oxford Union revoked. Fellow panelists in a planned euthanasia debate had refused to speak alongside him. (Read a TIME story on Irving...
...Developing countries like China pushed wealthier nations to accept tough short-term carbon emission targets, demanding cuts of at least 40% below 1990 levels by 2020. But developed nations demurred, refusing to commit to new cuts now, even though their existing commitments would lead to a reduction of only 4% to 14% below 1990 levels...
...many unfortunate individuals, this was a horrifyingly true situation. Erik Jensen and Jessica Blank’s “The Exonerated”—which is making its Harvard debut this weekend—follows the experiences of six people convicted of crimes they did not commit, only to be released years, even decades, later—after their lives have already been irreparably damaged by their time in prison.“The Exonerated,” which has garnered various awards since its premiere in 2002, will be performed by BlackCAST in the Adams Pool...
...members of the Hasting Pudding Theatricals still commit themselves to putting on a quality show. The moral of the story: you can still have fun while getting down to business—show business, that...