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...love, laughter and a common enemy solve - at least locally - the Arab-Israeli conflict? This movie seems to think so, though genial humanism may strike you as a pretty slender hope for so titanic an issue. And it's a big narrative lurch, too, which maybe we shouldn't dwell upon. Much better to focus on the purely comedic, beginning with Sandler's performance. It offers hilarious satire on James Bondian heroics. And Zohan's manic desire to provide "silky smooth" hair dressing represents good comic value, too. There's always been a sweet disconnectedness to Sandler's screen character...
...praised Columbia’s system for providing a “common experience” for students. Although he does not believe that such a standardized program would be feasible at Harvard, he said he is looking into whether a great books program—like that at Columbia—could become an option for some Harvard students...
...important person here at Harvard, and I felt kind of bad that he had nothing to do with Commencement week,” Gillis said. “I just really wanted to hear from him.”The event was originally scheduled for Adams Lower Common Room, but had to be moved to Eliot Dining Hall when over 300 people showed interest, Gillis said. Many of Monday’s attendees appeared to be the interested parents of soon-to-be graduates.Asked after the event whether he had any designs on reprising the dance moves that made...
...summers—you’ll probably find that some of the best and most life-defining moments came not from your own self-sorting, but from the power of serendipity. Institutions—including educational institutions—can create an architecture of serendipity. They can promote common spaces in which different types of people mingle together. They can promote interactions between people who are different in terms of political convictions, social backgrounds, and even interests. They can combat self-segregation through housing assignments, curriculum, and social nudges of countless different kinds...
...common thread running through these proposals is work. In America, it's supposed to be enough. Most of the people I've met don?t need an economist to tell them that hard work isn't paying these days. You see it in their faces: the pride that comes from work and that panic about what tomorrow might bring...