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...pretty bad film. But I loved every minute of it. Why? Because Grabsky is generous with his performance footage; operas, symphonies, concertos, chamber works tumble forth, giving us a sense of the composer's fecundity, tireless ambition and quite modern need to make a living when the traditional patronage system was beginning to falter. "Genius leaks out the around the edges," says the conductor Roger Norrington, "while he's doing something totally practical." In other words there is a serenity, a wit, an economy in this work that belies the haste and occasional desperation of its composition...
...shove the science and religion debate under the carpet...[you] deny the partnership between the religious and scientific dimensions that we absolutely need: to make progress on the environmental crisis, religiously motivated warfare, America’s slipping place in the world’s scientific community, and so forth,” he says...
...sure. A documentary filmmaker has been following him around for months, and a movie studio has floated the idea of making a biopic. But as Paravicini starts in on Fats Waller's Ain't Misbehavin', he's oblivious to anything beyond the joy of this moment. Rocking back and forth, a sideways smile on his face, he throws in a cascading scale here, a sneaky chord there, taking the tune as far out as he can before pulling it back. Maybe it's his drive to systemize that explains this enigmatic brilliance. Maybe it's his need to communicate that...
...response to the requests contained in the petition entitled “Stand for Security”, we are very pleased to reaffirm our ongoing commitment to the principles and implementing recommendations set forth in the Harvard Committee on Employment and Contracting Policies’ (the Committee) final report issued on December 19, 2001. In so doing, the University endorses the carefully considered findings of a committee of eleven faculty members, four students, three union representatives, and two administrators charged with reviewing concerns similar to those raised in your petition. As in 2001, we believe the Committee?...
...able to see how fast this new boat is.” On the heavyweight side, the crew has struggled just the same, losing out to No. 4 Dartmouth twice, No. 2 Brown once, and No. 1 Yale once during its dual season. The heavyweights put forth stellar efforts in these races, capped by a mere three-second loss to the Bears. Yet unlike the Black and White lights, the heavies seem to be peaking at the right time. Coming off of a Beanpot victory two weekends ago, Radcliffe will be rolling into Sprints. For the heavies, the first varsity...