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...Harvard University is committed to remaining pre-eminent in Afro-American Studies,” Summers said in a written statement. “I am delighted that Professor Gates will continue his leadership of our Department of Afro-American Studies and of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research...
With so much in the films codified and inviolable, part of the charm lies in the fresh ideas and small tweaks that Wilson and Broccoli allow. The danger du jour, for instance, comes straight out of the headlines. "The films have adapted to make them relevant to the contemporary world," says Michael Harvey, curator of "Bond, James Bond," an exhibition of 007 cars, gadgets and memorabilia at London's Science Museum. From Russia with Love (1963) arrived at the height of the cold war; Moonraker (1979) took off at the zenith of the Star Wars craze; and in Die Another...
...highlight the interplay between soloist and choir, as the soloist leads with an ornamented phrase (“Get your house in order!”) and the choir responds with a potent punch (“Do it today!”) One song opens with W.E.B. Du Bois’ Class of 1890 description of the “sorrow songs,” and builds on heart-rendingly bare renditions of “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” and “Down in Egypt Land,” giving a beautiful account...
...Chaffin ’06), first appears on stage recounting a religious experience on the toilet. Perlman, who is also a Crimson editor, describes Ty as a “cutting edge QVC media mogul, always inventing another crowd-pleasing novelty item.” His invention du jour is the Oedipus 2000, which allows children with inferiority complexes to kill their fathers—in virtual reality...
...Clos du Val, a Napa winery set up by Frenchman Bernard Portet in 1972 and best known for its Cabernet Sauvignon, hired a new executive team last year to reposition its brand further upmarket. It will soon sell its top Cabernet at $62 a bottle, up from $55. Several of its other wines will also have price increases. The wine labels will be redesigned, but the wine inside will remain the same. "By not raising our prices in the 1990s, we fell behind in positioning and recognition," says David Campbell...