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...from.” With Interim President Derek C. Bok and Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles intent on completing the College’s first curricular review in more than 30 years, the Task Force on General Education—headed by Simmons and Bass Professor of English and American Literature and Language Louis Menand—convened over the summer and completed its 38-page report this October. In contrast to the current Core Curriculum, which emphasizes approaches to academic inquiry, the proposed program connects liberal education to life outside Harvard. “The ambition...
...Khanfar, but this week, he becomes one of the world's most influential news executives. Besides being head of the 10-year-old Qatar-based Al Jazeera television channel since 2003, the Palestinian-born former reporter is now the overall boss of the network's global channel, Al Jazeera English, that goes on the air starting Wednesday. In an interview with TIME's Scott MacLeod, Khanfar, 38, explained the English channel's alternative agenda, and defended the Arabic channel against charges of bias and sensationalism. TIME: What is the purpose of Al Jazeera English...
...glamour that can't be faked. "Pedro says I have a dark side," Cruz says, "and I know he does. Maybe that's another thing that connects us. I never feel completely safe next to him." Almodvar and Cruz interrupt each other constantly, sometimes in Spanish, sometimes in English. "I feel like a couple who are friends, but they could be more," Almodvar says. "They are in that level where they can go another step. It can go on forever...
After Volver, Cruz filmed Manolete, an English-language movie due next year about the famed bullfighter, played by Adrien Brody. Next, she says, she is planning to produce--to develop the kind of roles for actresses that she isn't seeing--and is getting advice from her pal, Frida and Ugly Betty producer Salma Hayek. "Maybe I should work a little less," Cruz says. "Making Volver has spoiled me. I am having difficulty feeling something that pushes me enough that I want to go to the set again. I am comparing everything I read to these experiences with Pedro." Cruz...
Tata signaled a new prominence for the emerging Asian conglomerate in 2000 when the most Indian of brands bought one of the most English, Tetley Tea. At $435 million, the deal was the biggest in Indian history. For Tata, buying an iconic Western brand was not the goal. Growing Tata Tea was. "We look for the acquisition of companies that fill a product gap or have a strategic connection with what we do, wherever that company might be," he says. The same holds true for the latest steel deal: it fills a gap. Corus makes a wide range of high...