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...folks who run Hollywood thought, Nobody's busy in December, so let's fill their idle hours with lots of movies--serious ones as well as silly. By one count, the studios are releasing 66 features this holiday season, up from an already ginormous 58 last year. (Just on their own, Cate Blanchett and Kate Winslet seem to be starring in about 30 of them.) Who has the spare time to consume all this fabulous entertainment, other than Donald Rumsfeld...
...carrier with a nonstop flight to the United Arab Emirates, offering an Atlanta-to-Dubai route. Dubai is a rapidly growing global business hub and playground, and it's home to expanding U.S. government and military press operations that cater to Arab media--all but ensuring that Delta can fill seats to the emirate...
Gibson loves operating in that historical territory where the record is sketchy and subject to mythic reinvention, which leaves him--and anyone else--free to fill in the blanks with whatever dubious ideological instruction he likes. You can also argue, less cosmically, that his works are no more than extensions of a very long line in epic, unconsciously risible filmmaking that imparts earnest metaphorical lessons about metaphysical topics, often enough from people who are painted blue or speaking a language that needs subtitles, or both, as in this film. Gibson is a primitive all right, but so were Cecil...
...She’s been really magnificent.” The loss of Cross will leave a large gap in the foil squad, which must be bridged by three talented but inexperienced freshman. Although the three are up to the task, there is not one big enough to entirely fill her shoes. “There’s absolutely no doubt that she’s the best that we have ever had,” Brand says. “That goes both for the men and the women.” Instead of keeping the talent...
...president with presence. A school of 6500 students like ours needs a few campus-wide recognizable characters to promote a sense of campus community and a unifying Harvard’s consciousness. Like it or not, the UC leadership is better placed than any other group to fill these roles. Its reach is, theoretically at least, unrestricted to any particular student organization or group. Thus, not only do we need a president who delivers tangible results, but one that also creates a campus-wide buzz in the process...