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...anti-global warming effort—in research, at least. FAS members’ studies have helped to confirm the reality of global warming—perhaps most famously like the work of Roger Revelle, the oceanographer featured in the film by ’69 alum Al Gore, “An Inconvenient Truth.” Now, says EAC events coordinator Henry M. Cowles ’08, who is also a Crimson arts editor, Harvard needs to put its research into practice, and students should reduce their own energy use. “You?...
Last week, Mel Gibson’s latest gore-fest “Apocalypto” opened alongside “Blood Diamond,” the violent liberal ego-stroker by Edward M. Zwick ’74, and movie observers pointed to a trend of serious violence in movies. David Carr, the New York Times’ so-called “Carpetbagger” (Oscar observer), wrote a column about how many movies tagged with the speculative title of “Oscar-worthy” are filled with blood...
...where violence is composed as spectacle for shock value. “Flags of Our Fathers,” the Clint Eastwood historical drama about Marines at Iwo Jima, is possibly the most graphic war movie since “Saving Private Ryan.” But since the gore in both films finds its source in a historical event, the viewer doesn’t become skeptical or alienated when body parts start to fly. Gibson’s revisionist take on history is too fanciful to give “Apocalypto?...
...Lethal Weapon 4”—you can still make millions of dollars in Hollywood. 2. Al Gore’s sensibly casual suit, “The Inconvenient Truth”: What environmentally conscious 19-year-old wouldn’t want to be Al Gore for a day? Add a “Give ‘em hell Al!” Marc Jacobs tote, and you’re ready to combat global warming, one carbon emitting clothing company at a time. 3. Miranda Priestly’s Dennis Basso black mink coat...
Laurence H. Tribe ’62, the prominent legal expert and Harvard Law School (HLS) professor who represented Al Gore in the 2000 post-election saga, will serve as a consultant on constitutional and Supreme Court matters for the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, the firm announced yesterday. Tribe will be working with colleague Thomas C. Goldstein, an HLS lecturer and a partner at Akin Gump, one of the world’s largest legal firms. “Representing private clients in important disputes of the day allows me to put into practice the principles that...