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...morphed into many larger-than-life figures - Moses, Hamlet, Gandhi. "He embodies his characters," says Perelman. Ben Kingsley disappears, and another man comes to life. "He's a chameleon." Kingsley's latest guise, as exiled Iranian Colonel Massoud Behrani in House of Sand and Fog, adapted from Andre Dubus III's 1999 novel, has earned him a Best Actor nomination at this Sunday's Academy Awards. He's pleased with his fourth Oscar nod, and he'd love to add another trophy to the one he took home for Gandhi (1982). But his ambitions are bigger than any industry prize...
...that great—no one’s are—but after talking to Chris Eitzmann, he convinced me if you’re good enough to play in the NFL then you’re going to play, whether it’s [coming from] Division III or Division I. You can develop your skills anywhere...
Mahan also announced the appointment of various cabinet positions, including: E.E. Keenan ’07 as parliamentarian; Eric P. Lesser ’07 as city of Cambridge liaison; John F. Voith III ’07 and Matthew J. Glazer ’06 as first-year social committee liaisons; Justin R. Chapa ’05 as press secretary; Allison I. Rogers ’04 as sustainability liaison; and Clay T. Capp ’06 as student groups liaison...
Which is a fitting way to put things. When Kip was in eighth grade, he wrote a paper on Faberge, years before the first egg came into the Forbes fold. The eggs are important historical markers for Russians. Czar Alexander III commissioned the Russian jeweler Peter Carl Faberge in 1885 to make an Easter present for his wife. His son Nicholas II continued the tradition for more than 30 years. After the 1917 revolution, the Bolsheviks lost track of the eggs--there were probably 50--and when they reappeared in Western art markets (after being smuggled out of the country...
...Forbes family does not seem overly sad to lose the eggs. "We all appreciated them," Kip said. "But they were part of [Dad's] collecting passion." The kids have their own. Steve is a Churchill fan; Kip collects Napoleon III memorabilia. But it all begins with purging Dad's vault. And keeping the media empire running...