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...perfectly honest, The Prestige is wildly overplotted and it contains a final gimmick that you're going to kick yourself for not recognizing sooner. In this context, you're going to especially appreciate Michael Caine's work as Cutter, the man who engineers the lads' best illusions and who is, finally, the most sensible and sympathetic figure present, grounding the film in some sort of rationality. Yet for all the film's murky misdirections, it is very enjoyable. That's because Nolan's recreation of the illusionists' backstage world is so marvelously detailed, including as it does revelations...
...various strategic initiatives and high-level portfolio management activities” at the hedge fund, the firm announced yesterday. Summers, a former secretary of the U.S. Treasury, said his new role will not change his status as a Harvard faculty member. “This is entirely within the context of the normal outside activities of a Harvard professor,” Summers said in a statement to The Crimson. Economist Gene B. Sperling, a friend of Summers and a former Clinton adviser, said Summers’ economic prowess and Washington experience are valuable commodities for financial firms...
...probe also involves whether, in exchange for the help from AIPAC, Harman agreed to help try to persuade the Administration to go lighter on the AIPAC officials caught up in the ongoing investigation. If that happened, it might be construed as an illegal quid pro quo, depending on the context of the situation. But the sources caution that there has been no decision to charge anyone and that it is unclear whether Harman and AIPAC acted on the idea...
...first time to present it - were quintessential old-style Holy See diplomacy. "I wish you peace, tranquility and joy in your hearts, your homes and your countries," the Cardinal said in the message. "It is good to be able to share this significant moment with you in the context of our ongoing dialogue." Still the message, which is similar to other such annual missives to Buddhists and Hindus, doesn't answer the question that is on many minds in Rome, and beyond: When is Benedict going to pick up where he left off in Regensburg...
...This is entirely within the context of the normal outside activities of a Harvard professor," he said in a statement to The Crimson. "It doesn’t represent any change in my status...