Word: masterfulness
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...habit of trashing those limp and covered in stains, about a third of the total stock (about 2,800 pillows) had to be replaced each year. But not all students counting on a Harvard-issue pillow this fall are without hope. Cerullo reported that Adams House Master Sean Palfrey had asked Dorm Crew to leave the House’s pillows be. And according to the Office of Physical Resources, several cases of pillows had been retained to be distributed to students upon request, sparing them the 10 dollar bill for each of the pillows currently being marketed by Harvard...
...Though Lust, Caution won the top prize at Venice, it has not been so widely admired by critics as Lee's other famous films. But it should be, for it mixes daring and delicacy with a master's touch. Toronto has got off to a good start with Lee's elegant, erotic movie - his own Brokeback Bedroom...
...always appeared to me that deeply religious people use their faith to explain away the horrors of human experience. Believing that everything is part of God's master plan affords them the complacency of accepting the most terrible of tragedies. It is with the deepest respect that I read about the struggle of the real Mother Teresa, who, it now appears, had no such crutch. She soldiered on because she was a good and caring human helping her fellow man endure senseless suffering. If there is a God, Teresa is sitting at his side in heaven. Diane Brennan, Flagstaff, Arizona...
...reality TV, 90% of success is in the concept, and Survivor's remains the master equation: isolation + cash prize + hot-weather clothing = entertainment. Still, the 10% that is execution separates the best from the rest, and Survivor remains a constantly surprising and enthralling game, both socially and physically. Even after seven years, there's no clear single best way to win the political game: Is it better to be liked or respected, a master athlete or a master strategist? Whether or not it sheds any light on how people behave in real society, it remains the most engrossing example...
...attendees decided that they needed a "harbor master" in New Orleans, someone who could coordinate the various organizations, funders and school operators. So one of the group, Matt Candler, was recruited to become Sarah's chief executive officer at New Schools for New Orleans. Matt had a great job helping charter-school operators in New York City, and he and his wife had just had their first child, so I thought it would be a hard sell. But when we talked, I realized that he was not only willing but also eager to move down. New Orleans was already becoming...