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Back in the fall of 2003, “Arrested Development” first aired on American TV to critical acclaim. The witty comedy centered on a dysfunctional family??s struggles after its patriarch is imprisoned for murky deals with Saddam Hussein. Around the same time, audiences worldwide were introduced to a more extended family: one of popular, leftist leaders elected into office all around Latin America. Last Sunday, that family influence was maintained in Argentina for at least another four years, as Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the wife of President Néstor C. Kirchner...
Students who are drawn to a field of study by their ethnic background may also find themselves limited by their lack of objectivity. Erika L. Solomon ’08 comes from a Jewish family??an ethnic tie to the Middle East that drew her to the study of Arabic culture. “A lot of Jewish people study the Middle East and Arabic as a kind of counterbalance to their ethnic identity,” she says. “They want to understand this culture they see themselves in conflict with...
...officially known, was unveiled Saturday morning. Carole Horne, the store’s general manager, said the staff decided to celebrate the store’s 75th anniversary and the owners’ accomplishments by persuading Cambridge City Council to rename the intersection in the family??s honor. She said she spoke to Councillor Brian P. Murphy ’86-’87 and he agreed immediately. The council passed a resolution to dedicate the corner this August. At Saturday’s ceremony, Frank Kramer, the store’s current owner, said that...
...screen, saying that audiences needed to witness McCandless’s pursuit of a meaningful life beyond the conventions of society. “There are those who will look at this as a spoiled rich kid who ought not have to put himself and his family??s emotions in peril,” said Penn. “I see the size and the courage of his will. His need was great enough to justify it for him, and that was great enough for me.”Penn’s own frustrations with the pressures...
...brother Joseph, serves as a decorated police officer and lives in the shadow of his father, the chief of police. When the Russian mob tries to use Bobby’s connections to move their cocaine into the city and cripple the police leadership at the same time, the family??s dirty laundry airs, and things get messy. Unfortunately, Gray’s writing is just as messy. Nonetheless, though the man may not understand how to shape a dramatic scene, he aces his action sequences. The undercover infiltration of a drug warehouse is tense and stifling, with...