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...This decade he did a swell turn, again under a ton of makeup, as a vengeful ex-con in the Robert Rodriguez-Frank Miller Sin City. On his few forays into late-night talk (one visit with David Letterman sticks in my mind), the host would breathe a sigh of relief to find Rourke roguishly charming; the bull hadn't demolished the china. But mostly his rep kept him MIA. When he came up for the role of Randy, he recalled in Venice, Aronofsky told him: "You're a really great actor, and you've just f______ up your career...
Known for her witty conversation and sharp analytic mind, the acclaimed historian of the Byzantine empire developed a public persona larger than life—perhaps overshadowing a compassion that translated into dedication to her students and their research...
...gleam with malls and high-rises, but most of Thailand is still a poor country of rice farmers. The Democrats, with the exception of a support base in the Muslim-dominated south, have yet to convince rural voters that their party has the best interests of most Thais in mind. Abhisit has had a hard time gaining some farmers' support because he was born and educated in privilege in England; by virtue of his family background, he is simply not a man of the people. Although Thaksin is a wealthy telecoms tycoon and his cohorts have been linked with various...
...making money: "When people think of a blogging business model, the first thing that comes to mind is that they'll run ads on their site. But in fact, the economics of this route are rather dicey - so don't quit your day job expecting that cash will fly into your pockets the second you sign up ... It takes hundreds of thousands of readers to earn anything approaching a living online...
...everyone in TFA is going to or is expected to find a career in education, but their exposure to the public education system should stick with them in whatever field they pursue—bringing education and the problems of social inequality to the forefront of their mind and work. As TFA has matured over the last few decades, it comes as no surprise that a growing number of today’s policymakers are TFA alums. The scope of TFA must not be exaggerated, of course. While it does put over 3,000 people in schools across the country...