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...huge factor for me personally, and that he has managed to go so far while still holding onto his beliefs is very impressive,” Katheryn E. Klimko, a first year law student, said. “It was very powerful how he talked about learning to be content whatever the circumstances.” Before the question and answer session, Starr’s speech focused on the landscape of the court, and how there are growing generational gaps on the bench. He pointed out how Justice John Paul Stevens is 88 and how several other judges...

Author: By Ellie Reilly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Starr Defends Prop. 8 Position | 2/13/2009 | See Source »

...Naturally, her column is an instant hit. This might be less absurd if we were privy to their content, but director P.J. Hogan probably didn't want to trouble the American moviegoing public with such details. That Becky and Luke (who happens to be rich - he's basically a walking lottery ticket) will fall in love is also a given, but that's a touch harder to swallow. It's not that Dancy isn't cute - he is, like a smaller, more delicately featured Hugh Grant - but simply because Becky seems more interested in mannequins than in men. There...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Confessions of a Shopaholic: Relic of an Economy Past | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...said Khalidi. “I would say that it’s okay to have Senator Mitchell go once or twice more for fact-finding missions,” said Feldman, arguing that excessive visits would decrease his legitimacy. Students in attendance expressed mixed opinions on the content of the panel. “I appreciate that there is a civil discourse taking place on this issue,” said Abdelnasser A. Rashid ’11, a member of the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee. Matt R. Cohen ’11, a co-president of Harvard Students...

Author: By Naveen N. Srivatsa, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Experts Discuss Israel-Palestine Conflict | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...appears one reoccurring form: the exposed male body. To the viewer unaccustomed to publicly-displayed nudity outside of designated beaches and Primal Scream, the mass of unclothed bodies is initially shocking. “Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955-1989)” may be galvanizing, but it is not content with merely assaulting the viewer’s expectations; instead, it seeks to form a pact with the viewer. For his part, Fani-Kayode exposes his deepest struggles on celluloid. The viewer must fulfill his end of the bargain by keeping an open mind to the content of the photographs...

Author: By Mark A. Fusunyan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sprituality, Sexuality in Rotmi Fani-Kayode Exhibit | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club (HRDC) umbrella, it holds its own auditions outside of Common Casting. Everyone who auditioned was cast in the production. Bryant says the auditions do not have strict guidelines so that as many people can be involved as possible. “Because of the content, because of the way we do ‘The Vagina Monologues’ anyone who is passionate about this and wants to be involved can be, which I think is wonderful because you get a lot of the non-actresses, the non-theater people,” OSAPR director Sarah...

Author: By Melanie E. Long, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Vagina' Welcoming to Actors | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

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