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Brookhiser conveniently dates the U.S.'s problems with Iran to the hostage crisis in 1979. Our problems actually date to 1953, when the U.S. and Britain deposed the democratically elected government of Mohammed Mossadegh because he had the temerity to believe that Iran's oil wealth belonged to the Iranian people...
...Imams, or the descendants of the Prophet, until the 12th Imam, Mohammed al-Mahdi (the Guided One), who disappeared in the 9th century at the location of the Samarra shrine in Iraq. Mainstream Shi'ites believe that al-Mahdi is mystically hidden and will emerge on an unspecified date to usher in a reign of justice...
...Indeed, there's nothing remotely prima donna-ish about a singer who, on the eve of her most serious role debut to date, can talk entertainingly about reflux, the latest James Bond film, and the merits of Skype. The first explains why Durkin won't be eating tomatoes or a curry before a performance anytime soon. ("Sometimes it's like, Oh, that's disgusting!") As for James Bond, the way Durkin describes Daniel Craig's performance in Casino Royale ("this guy is just hard-arse, and then he actually falls in love and you believe it"), he could...
...after graduation with an H-1B visa. But Harvard’s academic calendar has left many seniors unable to file the necessary paperwork before federal deadlines. Gross said at the dinner meeting last night that Harvard is working with representatives in Washington to try to get the opening date for visa applications “pushed for later.” Seniors are currently expected to submit applications to the government beginning April 1, but most final grades at Harvard don’t come in until the end of May, meaning that international students are beginning the process...
...goal is to entertain. Whether or not their form of fun-making is based more in music than in comedy has never been a matter of concern for the geek-punk quartet. The video for their most popular song to date, “Here We Go Again,” is the model of this philosophy. With the kinetic energy of a sports car commercial—see catchy hook, driving beat, impressively syncopated multi-treadmill dance routine—it earned the boys a reputation as innovative video auteurs. The music video for their newest single...