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Gladwell's real genius is as a storyteller. He's like an omniscient, many-armed Hindu god of anecdotes: he plucks them from every imaginable field of human endeavor. The art historian who can instantly spot a forgery that fooled a battery of scientific tests but can't explain why. The ornithologist can identify at 200 yards an exotic bird he's never seen in flight before. The psychologist who has catalogued the 10,000 expressions of which the human face is capable. Gladwell hangs with superstar car salesmen and emergency-room cardiologists, badass battlefield commanders and improv-comedy troupes...
Summarizing the film’s plot is a problematic endeavor, as Almodovar throws a heavy curveball at the audience halfway through the film that sends it in a completely different direction. While at first, Bad Education is a disturbing examination of Franco-era religious education—weaving between flashbacks of the child Ignacio dealing with a rapist priest and his adult, drag queen incarnation (Gael Garcia Bernal)—it abruptly becomes a noirish melodrama after a left-field revelation involving Ignacio and his suspect motivations...
...endeavor appears to be a success; the novel has been getting positive reviews from most quarters and has been getting his views on soft power a wider audience. In his tackling of a new genre after an already successful career, Nye has upset another aphorism: perhaps an old dog can learn new tricks after...
...addition to putting the music library online, Director of the University Library Sidney Verba announced yesterday a new pilot collaboration with Google to digitize a significant number of HCL volumes in first steps toward a revolutionary new information search tool. This exciting endeavor marks a brave new era in HCL’s history. Harvard’s libraries are among the best in the world, and these new programs suggest they may soon be the most accessible as well...
...other necessary advocacy tactics. We have always received due coverage for these events, and thank The Crimson accordingly. However, we were surprised and disappointed that when we specifically attempted to reach out to those who do not consider themselves traditional activists, our University newspaper refused to support this endeavor. We hope and expect for this not to be repeated in the future...