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...memoir by Terry Ryan, “Prize Winner” recounts the story of Ryan’s mother, Evelyn (Julianne Moore), who raised and financially supported 10 children by winning commercial song-writing contests, as her alcoholic husband, Kelly (Woody Harrelson) drank away his wages. While the feat in itself is inspiring, it is difficult to feel inspired by a story full of characters who represent actual individuals, but come off as implausible devices...
Having won the Ivy title in 2004, last season’s squad became the only one in Harvard women’s volleyball history to achieve the feat...
...first novel, “Twelve,” McDonell accomplished the impressive feat of making his readers care deeply about a protagonist who dealt hard drugs to high schoolers. But in “The Third Brother,” Mike has made it clear that he detests his fellow Harvard students. And by the end of the novel, the feeling is mutual...
...days. Following Katrina, the cronyism and corruption of power that spawned the likes of Michael Brown were exposed, leading to his removal from the leadership of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Congress also expedited the provision of more than $50 billion in federal assistance—an impressive feat, considering that last year the government was unwilling to honor a request for just a sliver of that amount for hurricane and flood programs in New Orleans. In both cases, being thrust squarely in the face of disaster seems to have inspired the government to redefine the meaning...
Whatever the angle, many within the academic community envision a complete overhaul of New Orleans’ modus vivendi—but building a utopia where only water and carnage lie now will be a Herculean feat...