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...would clearly be happier just meditating finds himself turning to Democrats and Republicans, instructing 140,000 exiled Tibetans in the ways of the world, and winning all the admiration and attention he doesn't particularly need, while making scant headway in his cause. Last September some reporters openly criticized the (non-Tibetan) organizers of his trip to Australia because of their $20 T shirts and official sponsorship from Nike, Thai International Airlines and Ford. I must confess, though, that I know of this only because the Dalai Lama told me of it--and a caustic clipping about the "Dalai Lama...
Francis Ford Coppola missteps in a heavy-handed moralistic mess that has none of the storytelling grace he's displayed on happier occasions. In fact, he's succeeded in making John Grisham--the king of popcorn thrillers--lethally boring. There is no shameless entertainment here, no chance to be swept up in instant thrills. Instead, we see Matt Damon lost in two hours of disjointed storytelling without a touch of drama...
Most people came away happier than when they arrived. Only about half actually got their Problem Solved, but most felt they had at least been heard. In fact, the place at times took on the flavor of a giant interpersonal counseling session in which the phrase "the system" was invoked more than on any day since Abbie Hoffman died. People vented--largely about the IRS phone system's automated help line, sometimes about the constitutionality of collecting taxes--and IRS agents listened, nodded sympathetically and jotted notes...
Effectively, Harvard's home finale Saturday afternoon is the biggest Crimson football game since the Reagan administration. An Ivy League crown is at stake, and the Crimson is in that awe-inspiring role that NFL commentators mouth with reverence: Harvard controls its own destiny, and it couldn't be happier...
Indeed, it appears that the team couldn't be happier...