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...tension driving Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti's latest work sounds familiar, it should. A down-and-out B-movie producer unwittingly signs on to make a fiercely critical film about the rise of an Italian media mogul turned Prime Minister. Efforts to finish the film are thwarted by unseen political and economic forces. And the Italian politician is so despised by his cinematic nemeses that they assign him a nasty moniker: the Caiman (a ferocious creature related to the alligator), which gives Moretti's movie - and the film inside it - its name. The reptile, of course, is intended to represent...
...Orleans was on track to finish the year as the deadliest city in America, again. Crime had become atomized here--it was part of the culture, the air, the dark humor of the place. Under normal circumstances, criminologists believe, there are two ways to stop a cycle of gang violence: either dismantle the gangs or disrupt their business. In New Orleans, both happened overnight. Hurricane Katrina sundered what no man could, sending the criminals fleeing in all directions. So now there was a mystery: What would happen next? What would become of the criminal population when stripped of its neighborhood...
...NCAA Championships—to which only 12 teams are invited annually—an unprecedented modern run. This year, however, the streak is in jeopardy, as the heavyweights have lost four straight regattas and post a No. 18 ranking in the country. Without a medal finish at Sprints, the Black and White will likely end its season at Eastern Sprints instead of the NCAA’s for the first time in nine years.“Of course we are thinking about the streak—we don’t want the season to end at Eastern...
...matter of seconds, the earthquake had reduced the bridges of Interstate 10 to rubble. If we had followed all the existing regulations about holding all kinds of hearings, it would have taken two years to rebuild. We took bids on not just the price but also a finish date. We offered incentives: a bonus of $200,000 for every day they were early and a penalty of $200,000 for every day they were late. The low bidder put crews on 24/7, on three shifts, and we were able to reopen I-10 in less than three months...
After the dust had settled on Franklin Field in Pennsylvania on Sunday, the Harvard women had taken seven and the men eighth at the outdoor Heptagonals Championships. The Cornell men and women won the Ivy League with 152.5 and 129 points, respectively. The Crimson men finished the last day of the meet with 17, while the women had 64.50. The latter had a very successful day on Sunday, with two athletes emerging as Heptagonals champions. Captain Laura Maludzinski took home her second consecutive Heptagonals crown in the 1500 meter run with a dramatic finish. She beat out Nyam Kagwima...