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...Twentynine Palms” in 2003. On October 24-30, Harvard Film Archive will be presenting On Set with French Cinema, its annual program designed for French directors to relate their stories and directorial know-how to an American audience. This year, the program will spotlight Bruno Dumont, in honor of his award-winning works, which have so adroitly walked the tightrope between entertainment and art. Besides screening his three feature films, the program will also introduce the director himself to audiences. Such a rare occasion with a brilliant mind should not be missed. Perhaps stemming from his studies...
...create social change.” The nation recognized Park’s contribution to society in 1996 when she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, an award to outstanding civilians, and in 1999 when she received the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Her hometown of Detroit, Mich. also named a street in her honor. “I think she’ll be remembered in many ways, perhaps most profoundly as an ordinary citizen who helped the nation take an extraordinary step to greater justice,” said Christopher Stone...
...warming. “I think the work that he did on the Kyoto Protocol was almost revolutionary.” said Michel Nischan, who is on the Center’s advising board and also served as a chef at the event. “It is an honor to receive this award from the Center,” Gore said in a press release Friday. Gore, through a spokesperson, declined to comment further. The event, which took place at the Carriage Hill in New York City, had an eco-friendly theme. The dinner, prepared by award-winning chefs...
...cheer the announcement that London will be host to the 2012 Olympics; eight days later, they flocked there again, to commemorate the July 7 terrorist bombings. Sandy Nairne, director of the National Portrait Gallery and chairman of the committee that chose the statue, says the judges wanted to honor the "demotic spirit" of the square as much as its history. Alison Lapper Pregnant fits right in: it's a monument to the strength of a human spirit, and it's impossible to ignore...
Harvard Law School (HLS) honored Sadako Ogata, the former United Nations (UN) high commissioner for refugees, by awarding her its sixth annual Great Negotiator Award yesterday. Ogata, who is known for her work in several refugee crises, including Bosnia, Rwanda, and Iraq, said she was very surprised to be chosen for the honor. “I never thought of myself as a negotiator,” she said. HLS’s Program on Negotiation (PON) presents the reward to individuals who have created innovative and lasting solutions to disputes on the international stage. Ogata served as High Commissioner...