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...enemy solve - at least locally - the Arab-Israeli conflict? This movie seems to think so, though genial humanism may strike you as a pretty slender hope for so titanic an issue. And it's a big narrative lurch, too, which maybe we shouldn't dwell upon. Much better to focus on the purely comedic, beginning with Sandler's performance. It offers hilarious satire on James Bondian heroics. And Zohan's manic desire to provide "silky smooth" hair dressing represents good comic value, too. There's always been a sweet disconnectedness to Sandler's screen character, and when it is married...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Zohan: Laff Scuffle, Not Laff Riot | 6/5/2008 | See Source »

...that includes two pots. And his current tally of 97 items doesn't include his toy trains, woodworking tools and a few other things he says he still needs to think through. But his daughters' doll collection remains off limits. Turns out that clearing the clutter makes you focus on what really counts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Live With Just 100 Things | 6/5/2008 | See Source »

It’s hard to define good advising. We often hear that it provides students with sounding boards. My favorite description reads: “Advising creates a metaphorical space that allows and enables people to be receptive to learning about themselves.” Advising programs focus first and foremost on opening up space in which students can explore possibilities. In that advising space, students must feel comfortable imagining themselves as something different and yet still in accord with their true self...

Author: By Monique Rinere | Title: Are We Deluding Ourselves? | 6/5/2008 | See Source »

...someone who is not a gardener and who says her dog is “a major focus of activity,” Kramer’s development into one of the foremost experts on plant biology was unexpected...

Author: By Maxwell L. Child, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Young Tenured Profs Shine in Research and Classroom | 6/4/2008 | See Source »

...that Antràs no longer has to worry about job security, he plans to focus more on long-term research projects...

Author: By Maxwell L. Child, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Young Tenured Profs Shine in Research and Classroom | 6/4/2008 | See Source »

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