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Most likely, Franken’s speech this year will be a combination of the earnest seriousness and satire that characterized him even then—mixed with a healthy dose of the parental advice and worldly wisdom he has gained since the last time he held the spotlight in Tercentenary Theater...
Taking risks, Hyman says, is also important. The challenge is “balancing vibrant, ambitious plans with a good dose of fiscal reality,” he says...
...still pleasing run of Husbands and Wives, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Bullets over Broadway and Mighty Aphrodite in the mid-'90s. So, as we near the mid-'00s, can we hope for another blossoming? It would be nice if the Woodman had one more return to top form--an invigorating dose of comic Viagra. --By Richard Corliss
...film, directed by Sam Raimi and written by David Koepp, is a faithful adaptation of the Stan Lee original--faithful to a fault. Spidey, a.k.a. Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire), is still the teen dweeb from Queens with a crush on the girl next door (Kirsten Dunst), a dose of genetically altered spider DNA in his veins and a compulsion to save the world from the gaudy Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe). Sure, he can leap tall buildings with several sticky bounds, but he's also nearly grounded by a load of unresolved guilt. Plenty of classic heroes--Oedipus, Hamlet, Luke Skywalker...
...given, much is required.” Not all Harvard students realize clearly that intelligence, capacity for hard work, a winning personality and a Harvard education, are all gifts. In my understanding of how reality is assembled, an appropriate and satisfying use of such gifts includes a healthy dose of gratitude, humility and willing service...