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...will be dealing with the darkest impulses of human beings, which don't yield easily predicted moves. It may be more meaningful for Kasparov to keep igniting the interest of young chess players around the world or be a UNICEF ambassador to help abjectly poor children. Treading the ugly path of politics might not be the best option for a man of unspoiled integrity. Venze Chern, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia...
...path of maintaining a successful career as both a conductor and composer is a perilous one. Few have succeeded. For instance, Gustav Mahler was known primarily as a conductor during his lifetime. His busy conducting schedule forced him to compose mostly during the summertime, and what he did compose often drew harsh comments from critics...
...highlighting a collective responsibility to improve public education in America. The most prevalent issue during the question and answer portion of the event was immigration reform, and Cisneros presented a “three-part package” consisting of a guest worker program, stricter border controls, and a path to citizenship for workers who have been successful in the United States. “If we don’t figure out how to integrate immigrants into our society, not just in terms of legalization, then the country is going to suffer,” Cisneros said. A member...
...help but become invested in the success of Ryan and Ming’s courtship, rooting for them even when Coupland’s script fights their progress. Song is refreshing as the no-nonsense Ming, but she struggles in some scenes to overcome the conflicted path set out for her slightly stereotypical character. The music and cinematography are excellent, and their subtle contributions bestow an overtly professional and polished quality to the film. Cinematographer David Frazee guides the camera expertly to capture the natural beauty of Vancouver and the isolating qualities of urban life. The soundtrack...
Psychedelics chemically alter the way your brain takes in information and may cause you to lose control of typical thought patterns. The theory motivating the recent research is that if your thoughts are depressed or obsessive, the drugs may reveal a path through them. For Leary and his circle--which influenced millions of Americans to experiment with drugs--psychedelics' seemingly boundless possibilities led to terrible recklessness. There's a jaw-dropping passage in last year's authoritative Leary biography by Robert Greenfield in which Leary and two friends ingest an astonishing 31 psilocybin pills in Leary's kitchen while...