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...Pakistan is a troubled land, suffering from illiteracy, poverty, terrorism and the bite of rapidly increasing prices, especially of food. The Feb. 18 election has not solved those problems. Yet Pakistanis are justified in allowing themselves a sigh of relief. Indeed, the entire world should be breathing a little easier now, for Pakistan suddenly looks a lot less frightening than...
Each new adult-stem-cell breakthrough makes the research easier by offering scientists more options, but advances in genetics make the issue of reproduction harder. Couples can screen out embryos for cystic fibrosis and cancer risk. Should they also be allowed to screen for blond, for smart, for straight or gay? We are on a road toward reproduction that doesn't require eggs and sperm at all. This is a moral wilderness, full of hope and traps. I don't expect aspiring parents to bring order to it when all they want is to survive the journey and make...
...free. "There are so many media outlets and this enormous suck on information about you, it's hard to maintain any kind of aura of specialness and mystery about the work itself, which is trying to be other people," says director Tony Gilroy. "It was a lot easier to be Bill Holden than it is to be George Clooney." Or as Clooney says, "Clark Gable wouldn't have been Clark Gable if there was Access Hollywood and Entertainment Tonight...
Harvard has just made it easier for students to get in touch with their classmates—whether they are in an eight-person seminar or a 1,000-student lecture...
...music is expertly performed and enhances the audience experience. Along with the set, the live music works to transform a dining hall into a true opera house. At times, though, the music becomes too strong and drowns out the words of the actors. While the English translation should be easier to understand than the original Italian, it in fact may have detracted from the overall operatic experience and made some scenes difficult to follow. The unintentional competition between actor and musician for dominance becomes frustrating at times, but the audience can use facial cues and the clear blocking to understand...