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Writer Mike White (The Good Girl), whose previous work has generally been audacious and edgy, consistently plays it safe in School of Rock, using Black as a cushion upon which to fall back in the least comically risky manner. Similarly, the past films of director Richard Linklater (Waking Life, Dazed and Confused) have hardly suggested a proficiency at producing inspirational mainstream comedies of this type. However, both White and Linklater prove adept at producing conventional material uncommonly well. School of Rock echoes with comic and emotional resonance without getting mired in sentimentality, allowing Black to revel in a role...
...amazingly good campaigner: he could shake a man's hand and say the gracious word graciously; he could catch a delegate's name and remember it 24 hours later; and he could shoulder gently through a harassing crowd and never get harassed. They liked him for his strong, vigorous manner of speech, for his quiet control when schedules collapsed or plans were drenched with rain, and for an overriding, innate kindliness and modesty. But most of all, they liked him in a way they could scarcely explain. They liked Ike because, when they saw him and heard him talk...
...benefiting and who is getting screwed. The demonstrators force us to ask whether the interests of the world’s poorest and most oppressed have been left unheeded. For example, although international trade has the potential to lift millions in the developing world out of poverty, the manner in which such trade is currently structured appears to have little to do with this noble goal...
...that the U.S. help crush Hamas and the Palestinians. If Israel were really interested in peace, it would have given peace a chance by refraining from targeted killings that sabotage the process. Surely, if Hamas is willing to have a cease-fire, the Israelis should respond in a like manner. Yousef Eisa Twickenham, England...
Much of this newfound optimism can be attributed to the manner in which Mahoney manages the daily affairs of the team. After long-time coach Bob Leonard retired this summer, Nichols Family Director of Athletics Bob Scalise hired Mahoney to take control of the men’s program in late August...