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...when Gilberto Gil visited Harvard’s Sanders Theater last week to give a lecture on “Brazilian Cultural Policies and Social Inclusion,” the audience could hardly guess that the ridiculously cool individual standing in front of them was 62 years old. Kicking off the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies’ “Brazil Semester,” Gil energetically stood in a sharp suit, his shoulder-length dreadlocks tied back in a ponytail...
...guess I used the words ‘brilliant’ and ‘abrasive’ a lot,” he says. “Maybe I overused that. I think it became a cliché, as it was such an easy way to capture him. Everyone would agree that he’s certainly a brilliant mind, and abrasive was shorthand for perhaps not always being sensitive to others’ feelings. I think it was a reputation that continued when he was at the Treasury because he would be outspoken in dealing with reporters...
...best guess is that Lawrence, Reeves, et al. get away with Constantine precisely because it is so flagrantly wrong. It patches together myth, history, and fiction with such postmodern glee that no single injury or injustice in its plotline piracies can be found...
...guess the one big question mark this year is for our defense,” said attackman and tri-captain Mike McBride. “I think that was a big concern for our team early on in the year, but we have a lot of senior leadership and they have been the core for our defense...
...guess is that only a handful from Mubarak's most inner circle knew of the announcement beforehand," said Dr. Hassan Abu Taleb, assistant director of Al Ahram center for Political and Strategic Studies. "Mubarak has strongly struck back at the opposition and took the challenge to real action on the ground rather than words," he added...