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President Larry Summers did not mention the breaking news in his special edition faculty meeting Tuesday. But Rush Limbaugh sure did. The man who in the last week has stepped nobly to Summers’ defense threw another piece of research right back at the man from Bath: apparently, German scientists have concluded that short index fingers—and thus less estrogen—are also linked to better driving and spatial skills...
...really is. With so many people claiming to act “in the name of Islam”—including extremists from both sides of the political spectrum—it is hard to know what Islam stands for. And the media does not help. Most mention of Muslims and Islam includes terrorism and oppression...
Additionally, most of the movies in competition this year are yawningly average narrative star vehicles—things can’t be looking up when Martin Scorsese’s slumming project is the frontrunner. Not to mention that I would rather watch Surviving Christmas than see Finding Neverland again...
...mention that Miramax will finance the film? Obviously they will—I’ll need an aggressive marketing campaign and Harvey Weinstein going door-to-door in Beverly Hills. The campaign will be so intense that Miramax will purchase covers of magazines as diverse as Vanity Fair and Redneck Trucker to place “For Your Consideration” ads. They will include a quote from Variety that reads, “Miramax and Froehlich have outdone themselves. Only next year when The Good-Willed English Patient who Goes to Chicago and Climbs a Cold Mountain comes...
Offscreen, too, Robbins and long-term partner Susan Sarandon have spoken out against pre-emptive war, censorship, the death penalty, restrictive immigration policy, police brutality, and unfair labor practices, to mention only a few issues. In 2000, the Green Party members risked alienating many fans, even those who consider themselves liberal, by endorsing Ralph Nader’s presidential bid; last year, they argued passionately against their former champion, urging progressive voters to support John Kerry instead...