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...friends personally begged Bernstein to come give the speech at Adams House. Bernstein, who knew Gilbert’s parents as violinists in the Philharmonic, agreed on two conditions: the attendance of then President Derek Bok and two bottles of Scotch. Reminiscing about the magic of his experiences at Harvard, Gilbert remarked, “it feels as though it could only happen here.” Before earning his position at the Philharmonic, Gilbert conducted symphonies in Cincinnati, Santa Fe, and Stockholm. One audience member asked him for his opinion of the state of arts in America today...
...only is this a unique and compelling theme for a book of poetry, it also provides a framework in which the poet’s less outlandish imagery can at times be evocative and startling. The collection’s most moving lines, from “Sympathetic Magic,” are an illustration of this: “We fell out below human range, / with a kitten’s commitment to sleep, / in a paired lightening, peaceful, like the spotted / leopard lying with its unfinished gazelle.”There are several nice touches here, such...
...from mildly impressive to beyond bizarre. The audience got a little too involved, chanting, “Blow it, blow it, blow it,” referring to balloon animals. Christophe A. T. Van ’12 charmed the crowd with his adorable British accent and mind-reading magic tricks...
...direct guidance from the Burmese video journalists who were there as eyewitnesses. We will shortly upload a version of the film on our website burmavj.com, where all reconstructions are clearly marked for the benefit of anyone who might take an interest in the matter. Lise Lense-M?ller, Executive Producer, Magic Hour Films, Copenhagen...
...incredibly dangerous. And in 2006, the holy grail seemed to have been found. Pfizer released Chantix, a drug the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved in May of that year to help smokers quit. Since then, doctors have written more than 6 million prescriptions for Chantix. It's no magic bullet. Chantix fails with most people who take it; fewer than half of those on the drug actually stop smoking. But going cold turkey works for fewer than one in 10 smokers, so in comparison Chantix is considered a great advance...