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...fight win over Miguel Cotto, Pacquiao had begun negotiations with Floyd Mayweather Jr., a brash welterweight whom non-sports fans know best from his appearance on Dancing with the Stars. The proposed battle was being compared to some of the greatest matchups in boxing history. Even people who had given up on boxing or hadn't really thought about it much were talking about the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight, which would probably earn each boxer $40 million, the most lucrative match ever. (See pictures of Manny Pacquiao's boxing career...
...nothing left, Dugan finally decides to act in a final dramatic—and clichéd—scene. Through his intentionally flat acting, Gere provides the lifelessness and lack of soul the character of Dugan needs, making the performance quite admirable given the limited role that Gere has to work with...
...only album that seems properly given its due is 1997’s “Brighten the Corners,” which is granted four inclusions: the yelping, joyous classic rock song “Stereo;” the winding, wistful “Shady Lane;” the schizophrenic, sped-up “Embassy Row;” and Kannberg’s second-best song, “Date with IKEA.” Pavement’s sedate final album, “Terror Twilight,” gets the short shrift with...
...California Master Plan, drawn up 50 years ago to ensure affordable access to education. If classes are cancelled now as a result of protests, it is with the understanding that the failure of these campaigns could mean the total loss of a college education for many more students. Given the number of UC students who pay their way through school by taking on jobs and loans, in addition to the considerable financial sacrifices endured by many families, the rise in tuition literally means the difference between getting or not getting a degree...
...can’t get what we want. And we have to be happy with what we can get.” In his new film, “Terribly Happy,” Genz manifests these sentiments in a story that—unsurprisingly, given its title—is fairly dark. Earning comparisons to films by American directors David Lynch and the Coen Brothers, Genz’s “Terribly Happy” exemplifies the Americanization of European films, creating a balance between the strong character development native to Danish cinema and the more plot-driven...