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...Seinfeld, who has an older sister, Carolyn Liebling, describes his parents, Kal and Betty Seinfeld, as loving "but not interested in a good way." Seinfeld's mother had grown up in orphanages and foster care. His father, who owned a sign-making business, came from a broken home. "They were loners," says Seinfeld. "They kind of raised us in a very hands-off way. I said, 'I want to be a comedian.' They said, 'Oh, well, we look forward to hearing about it.'" When his father died in 1985, Seinfeld was already a successful comedian who had appeared...
...Overcoat” radically changes his life. Because of Gogol, Ganguli moves to the United States and embarks on a journey he could not otherwise have imagined. He even nicknames his Indian-American son after the author, giving the movie he theme behind its title.Actor Kal Penn, who plays Gogol, also credits a certain work of art with inspiring a radical career change. The work is not anything by written Gogol, who Penn had never read before the movie, nor is it the the 2003 novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri that served as inspiration for the film.Rather...
...Correction: The Oct. 26 Arts article, "Alum Sketches Future of Political Toon," misstated the title of a new book by political cartoonist Kevin P. Kallaugher '77. It is called "Kal Draws Criticism...
...this is where the movie displays its impressive ambition and cunning. Earlier versions of Superman stressed the hero's humanity: his attachment to his Earth parents, his country-boy clumsiness around Lois. The Singer version emphasizes his divinity. He is not a super man; he is a god (named Kal-El), sent by his heavenly father (Jor-El) to protect Earth. That is a mission that takes more than muscles; it requires sacrifice, perhaps of his own life. So he is no simple comic-book hunk. He is Earth's savior: Jesus Christ Superman...
...finished off the Lions, 16-11. “We really beat them pretty well,” junior Tim Hagamen said. The saber trio of Hagamen, senior David Jakus, and junior Daniel Sachs went 3-0 in their bouts in beating Yale in the early matchup, while freshman Kal Itaneri-Kinter and sophomore Benjamin Unger each went 6-0 in foil and epee, respectively. As was the case with the women, it was the team’s performance against Columbia that was key to the weekend success. “They’re sort of perennial favorites...