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...engineer. But he had earned a reputation as a gifted military commander in the Palmach, the commando unit of the Haganah underground army. On the eve of his country's war for independence in 1948, Rabin was persuaded by his military superiors to abandon his study plans and join the battle. He was charged with helping to break the Arab blockade of Jerusalem and to keep the road to Tel Aviv open for convoys. The brigade he commanded lost 70% of its members before the fighting was done. To this day, Israel maintains the rusted wreckage of the convoys...
...smoke rise above the bodies of Iraqi civilians, recently burnt off-screen. This violence is filtered through the eyes of narrator Anthony Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal), the everyman U.S. Marine, or “jarhead,” whose war autobiography this movie adapts. While training, Swofford is selected to join an elite scout unit, and he trades in his girlfriend for a sniper rifle and Peter Sarsgaard, his increasingly unstable spotter. Sergeant Siek (Jamie Foxx) leads Swofford’s unit, and it’s not that he’s a bad guy?...
...crowd proves to be more Urban Outfitters than urban proletariat. After some well-manicured posturing, they all join her for an inexplicable group Dance Dance Revolution session, accompanied by synchronized neo-disco handtwirls from the whole crowd (the lone segment where dance style and music sync up coherently...
Sidanius will come to Harvard next year with a joint appointment in Psychology and AAAS. The social and political psychologist took his time mulling over the decision, but ultimately, he says, “The temptation to join such a wonderful group was just too great to resist...
...good chance he’ll be wreaking havoc in the offensive backfield.Balkema has certainly given people ample opportunity to catch a glimpse of him on the field in one way or the other. The senior linebacker and safety from Mahwah, N.J., has played five different positions since joining the Harvard football team. But no matter his spot on the field, it’s his intensity that has helped him keep a spot on a crowded Crimson roster.“Football is so much fun to me,” Balkema says. “I love what...