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...transplant the work of an author who exercised such meticulous control over his plays that he itemized the number of seconds between pauses, the precise level of gloomy light? Presumably Beckett meant "First Love" and the novel trilogy to remain in the forms in which he created them. Yet there's reason in Colgan's audacity. He wanted to prove that even Beckett's fiction has theatrical verve, that the static can be dramatic, that pieces written for the eye can entrance the ear, that, for this most "internal" author, the page was also a stage. Colgan's strongest case...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Samuel Beckett: Dead Laughing | 7/30/2008 | See Source »

Still, there's no question that becoming financially sophisticated brings a new level of independence. Bridge Partners, which includes Gulf royals and business billionaires among its clients, began focusing on managing money for women two years ago when a Saudi princess asked the firm to organize some investment workshops. Managing director Bell says he found "a lot of anger and frustration" among the workshop participants. "They'd say, 'I inherited this money from my dad, and it's just sitting there. We're not given the ability to make proper investments, to control our own money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East: Women's Money Talks | 7/30/2008 | See Source »

...select many key deans, including for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Medical School, and Radcliffe Institute.Majid Ezzati, a public health professor who has worked closely with Frenk in the past, sees promise in Frenk’s broad range of experience on both a national and international level. “I think the thing that is probably unique about him—more than anyone else—is that he has served successfully in public health, global health, and as an administrator,” Ezzati said. “In each...

Author: By Paras D. Bhayani and June Q. Wu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Former Mexican Health Minister To Lead Harvard School of Public Health | 7/29/2008 | See Source »

...them out there so the public understands and can help build momentum to get these things done is critically important," says Senator Maria Cantwell, a Washington State Democrat. "It helps show the public who's for and against things, so it helps us shape the debate at the presidential level...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Congress Lays Ground for 2009 | 7/29/2008 | See Source »

...earphones that completely seal up the ear canal. These are passive sound-isolating earphones, as opposed to the ones that are active noise cancelers that block out some of the noise. As far as I can tell, both would allow people to listen to their headphones at their chosen level - and more likely at a lower volume than if they were using the stock earbuds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Bad Are iPods for Your Hearing? | 7/28/2008 | See Source »

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