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Mark Wahlberg is nominated for an Oscar for The Departed; HBO's Entourage, which Wahlberg produces, is loosely based on his life. He spoke with TIME's Rebecca Winters Keegan. How did a youth of crime inform your work in The Departed? I had a lot to draw upon. There's a fine line between cops and crooks in Boston. Guys I got in trouble with went on to become cops. Through the movie, I was able to close the door on that chapter of my life...
...wary of using military force. This would be the wrong lesson to take away. For if we revert to timidity in the face of threats and passivity in the face of dictators, we could present to the world the sorry spectacle of a great nation unwilling or unable to draw the sword on behalf of justice...
...Comics are undertaking culturally productive projects that will benefit their readership.And yet, there seems to be an implicit cultural tension in the grafting of Arab values to American superhero visuals.If both companies seek to provide Arab role models for Arab youths, are their products compromised because they draw so heavily on an American form that embodies numerous American values? Perhaps the inherent problems of this multifaceted identity are muted by the very existence of cartoon strips which emphasize Arab values for Arab heroes. But while it is tempting to hope for this justification, there is distinct visual evidence of American...
...characters are not distinctive; they fade together into a single embodiment of the same frustrations.There are no redeeming qualities to married life, at least as Cusk portrays it in her novel. The children are, if not an additional curse, no compensation. There are no light scenes in which to draw breath and recover from the blows that Cusk delivers. Even the passages describing the town are clouded by a grey fog and rain that reminds readers of the wretchedness of home and suburbia. “Arlington Park” is a book without hope. Not only do Cusk?...
...Karolis Balciunas ’08, president of the Woodbridge Society. “We have a strong international community here, and all the internationals who go back publicize Harvard really well.” Balciunas also cited the College’s financial aid package as a major draw for international applicants...