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...Like Travis, Ronnie has two women in his life, though he is only peripherally in theirs. Travis had the blonde goddess he dreamed of (played by Cybill Shepherd) and the girl he wanted to protect (Jodie Foster). For Ronnie, Brandi is the woman he aspires to - he says, with feeling, "She's the prettiest girl in this entire mall, if not the world" - though in Faris' acute performance, her dull eyes and sour turn of mouth tell us she should be placed not on a pedestal but in the trash bin. And Nell (Colette Wolfe) is the nicest girl Ronnie...
...project is the brainchild of Google, which hopes to both foster online classical-music communities and cement YouTube's reputation as a repository for quality content. After dreaming up the idea in late 2007, Google approached prominent musicians and ensembles such as the London Symphony Orchestra and Tilson Thomas, a new-media pioneer in his work with the San Francisco and New World Symphonies...
Harvard and the Boston Redevelopment Authority launched the Harvard Allston Partnership Fund on Monday, which will provide $500,000 in grants over the next five years for community improvement proposals submitted by neighborhood non-profit groups. The Fund, which aims to foster neighborhood improvement, cultural enrichment, and educational programs in Allston, is part of the Allston Science Complex Cooperation Agreement. The agreement, signed in April of last year, stipulated that Harvard provide $25 million worth of community benefits to the neighborhood in order to proceed with construction of the complex. Kevin A. McCluskey ’76, Harvard?...
...possibility of remodeled student grilles and an unspecified “new proposal” for late-night eating spaces. Finally, the report addresses some of the concrete architectural plans that are in the works, including the elimination of walk-through rooms. Collectively, these blueprints are intended to foster greater contact among students of various class years. “Houses are an integral part of our students’ academic experience,” Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith wrote in an e-mail. —Staff writer Bita M. Assad...
...into the U.S. while keeping true to his traditional Japanese ceramic style.“My intention is to expand my style into the future,” Niisato said, “to let people in the United States know about the history of ceramic art, and to foster a further interest and understanding of the style and history of Japanese ceramic...