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...squeezed some sour grapes by saying, "If I did get the Palme d'Or I was gonna give it to Bernardo Bertolucci, who's been ill. But I didn't, so it doesn't matter." One or two jury members wince at the oafish display, as if to ask, Is it too late to retract the prize...
...they bang together before a movie take starts) that says Revenge of the Jedi, the working title of Return of the Jedi until Lucas changed it weeks before the film's 1983 premiere because he felt Jedis do not seek revenge. Fans frantically clicked their digital cameras at a display case that showed the evolution of Darth Vader's costume - for this crowd, the nasty Sith lord's chest plate changing from green buttons to blue ones in between Episodes IV and V is as significant as Picasso changing from his blue period to his rose period. Those in touch...
...festival winds down, we can see patterns in the films on display. So many, it seems, deal with men as predators and women as their prey, with mean males and women driven to the edges of society, sometimes to madness, by the perfidy of the penis. Here's a rundown of the dark views of humanity we see when we walk out of the sunshine into the movie theaters...
Caldwell seems confused about the Foundation, and that is somewhere research would again come in handy. It is very clear what the Harvard Foundation does. It brings us Cultural Rhythms, the most beautiful display of cultural diversity and commitment, as well as undergraduate expression, each year. It funds various student groups, especially those committed to inter-racial understanding and dialogue (something Caldwell is not). It brings together student leaders on campus to discuss crucially relevant issues, whether it be the Virginia Tech shooting, socioeconomic diversity, or other similar concerns and serves as a way in which faculty members interact...
...central role of the library,” Darnton said in an interview this week.As information technology becomes more important for libraries, Darnton will have to deploy tech savvy in addition to his erudition. And in order to enact meaningful change as HUL director, he will need to display deft diplomatic skills as well. The challenge of uniting the Harvard libraries he faces is an administrative as much as a bibliographic one.—Laurence H. M. Holland contributed to the reporting of this story.—Staff writer David Jiang can be reached at djiang@fas.harvard.edu...