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...Asked about his favorite Star Wars character, Dern acknowledged Han Solo’s coolness but added, “I personally identify with Chewbacca.... He’s just sort of misunderstood. I think he’s really eloquent but I think he just can’t articulate himself...
...century Emperor who said the Prophet of Islam had given nothing positive to humanity and had commanded followers to use violence to spread their faith, Pope Benedict XVI has been subjected to bitter Muslim reaction around the world. Benedict has responded by saying he regretted the consequences of his misunderstood words, but he did not retract his statement--perhaps rightly so. After all, he had simply cited an ancient Emperor. It is Benedict's right to exercise his critical opinion without being expected to apologize for it--whether he's an ordinary Roman Catholic or the Pope...
...offers an insightful understanding of sexism, but mistakenly uses it to critique the Harvard College Women’s Center as an institution. While Samuel is correct when she writes that current Women’s Center activities are not sufficient to eradicate sexism on campus, she has clearly misunderstood our ultimate purpose. It is not our mission to dictate student norms and values; rather, we are taking Samuel at her word when she says that “the only people who can change student behavior are students themselves.” Our goal is to provide the framework...
...features this poetic gem: “What about love that lasts for ever / what about time to see it through / if you don’t give you just don’t get it / what about love?” It’s almost like he misunderstood that mash-ups are supposed to include sampled snippets of songs and not sampled snipped of bad love lyrics. This could result from the fact that he is still stuck...
...falls in the same camp as Guthrie’s protest song. The Boss wasn’t wrapping himself in the flag in this song, but calling out a nation for their callous treatment of Vietnam vets. Like Guthrie’s work, the song was misunderstood and appropriated by politicians, this time within a matter of months...