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...working on The Road? It was amazing. It was a great experience to be around such high-powered talent. John Hillcoat is a great director. He knows what he wants, he doesn't overtalk it and he's very direct. He lets you do your thing. It was an honor to work on that project. (Read TIME's review of The Road...
...character? If you'd have told me seven years ago that this character was going to warrant this type of attention, I'd have said get the hell out of here. But the fact that this character has been so well received has been humbling. It's an honor to be a part of something so beautiful and so revered within the industry...
During Harvard’s Veterans Day celebration on Wed., Nov. 11, President Drew Gilpin Faust embarrassed herself and the university. At this ceremony a new plaque in the memorial chapel was unveiled that honors Harvard’s 12 Medal of Honor recipients. There were representatives from the families of all 12 recipients, including Susan Roosevelt Weld, the great-granddaughter and granddaughter of Medal of Honor recipients President Theodore Roosevelt (Class of 1880) and his son, Gen. Theodore Roosevelt II (Class...
...greatest heroes, it's perhaps not surprising that efforts are now afoot to relocate the ashes of writer and philosopher Albert Camus to a site beneath the 18th century Paris building's cupola. But rather than earning plaudits from intellectuals and ordinary French people alike, the move to honor the man some call France's most influential postwar thinker is sparking controversy. Some pundits and historians say that Camus' legacy is being exploited for political gain, while others argue that glorification of the philosopher by the French government would make a mockery of Camus' deeply individualist convictions...
...Obamas will host their first state dinner, in honor of India's Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh. The elaborate formalities that U.S. Presidents have reserved for visiting heads of state have been retained since the 19th century, and the first dinner hosted by Michelle and Barack Obama is a highly anticipated event: some 400 guests are expected to attend. So who's getting all this attention? A beturbaned 77-year-old former economist, who in May was sworn in for his second term as leader of the world's second most populous country and its largest democracy. Singh's visit comes...