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...that Thornton plays his character highlights a pervasive disregard for the obvious rule that inspirational films require inspirational characters. The building of a rocket is treated with the emotional weight of building a boxcar derby. No doubt the “The Astronaut Farmer” will be touted as a feel good romp for the whole family. But when astronauts are so ordinary, what’s to feel good about...
...know Mitt Romney pretty well. I've had my differences with Mitt, but I wouldn't underestimate him. That's certainly also true for Senator [John] McCain. I have differences with him - the Iraq war is the most obvious example - but I've worked with him quite a bit on the patients' bill of rights, and I've worked with him on immigration...
...human spectacle imaginable into something beautiful, and it's to the movie's credit that it doesn't confuse what it's doing with anything real. Onscreen, death actually has meaning that it often lacks in life. Conflict isn't complicated. Motivation is clear. "With 300, the why is obvious," Snyder says, "and that's a thing that maybe doesn't even exist in real life. Maybe when it happened it wasn't even that clear. That's why it's a piece of mythology. It's what we would hope for." 300 is a vision of war as ennobling...
Time to toss the gilded crocodilehandbags and the flashy sequined fishtailed numbers. After enduring a one-two fashion punch, obvious luxury is looking a little frayed. On Oscar's red carpet the sober styles worn by actresses like Reese Witherspoon and Maggie Gyllenhaal had the most modern vibe. And across the ocean, on the fall 2007 runways of Paris and Milan, designers are striking a serious pose with a less-is-more look reminiscent of the early 1990s. It's a subtle shift away from the pile-it-on look of fur and python and paillettes that has defined...
...search finished over nine months ago). And useful links are often so buried that they often go unused. These deficiencies are particularly frustrating when considered in the light of robust, student-friendly portals at other schools, like the highly successful yalestation.org. Yet while it seems obvious that my.harvard needs at least a facelift, the staff of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) IT department has also shown reticence toward the prospect of cutting-edge “Web 2.0” opportunities for information gathering, instead touting my.harvard’s existing customization capabilities, which are scant...