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...most Rev. Peter Akinola of Nigeria was in New York City late in January making one of his increasingly frequent forays into what he once would have considered enemy territory. Only journalists from religious publications were invited to cover the occasion, at Manhattan's swank Metropolitan Club--which probably suited the Archbishop, who has become wary of the mainstream press since a December New York Times story that advisers feel wrongly portrayed him as a homophobe. But a friend of the Nigerian primate's told TIME that Akinola received a standing ovation. The actual guest of honor was a Christian...
...Priestly. Kate Winslet could edge out the competition for “Little Children.” At 31, she is the youngest to ever have received five nominations. Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, “Blood Diamond”; Ryan Gosling, “Half Nelson”; Peter O’Toole, “Venus”; Will Smith, “The Pursuit of Happyness”; Forest Whitaker, “The Last King of Scotland”While big stars like Will and Leo will draw plenty of red carpet attention, the real race...
...first sentence will always feel like rusty water. It will always be a shitty feeling.” Peter A. Rader ’82 shared his unique approach to screenwriting with current Harvard students last Saturday during the six-hour workshop event “Harvardwood Presents...An Introduction to Screenplay Structure.” Screenplays and psychology converged under his auspices, as participants shared personal and deeply emotional tales of “falls from grace,” ranging from vomiting on a potential date to dashed National Spelling Bee dreams. Harvardwood, the eponymous organizer...
...several weeks at an autopsy clinic in Prague. A huge star in his native France, though relatively unknown to American audiences, Ulliel perfected his English though many hours with a dialogue coach. The transition challenged the actor, particularly because of the importance of precise intonations and accents. Under director Peter Webber, whose sole previous film “Girl with A Pearl Earring” met with critical praise but disappointing sales, Ulliel says he felt comfortable stepping into such a lofty role. “I like the way he works with actors, and he just made himself...
...rival Romney (Hynes is now officially and publicly on the McCain payroll). In 2004, John Thune, the Republican candidate for Senate in South Dakota, paid bloggers to attack supporters of his opponent, then Senate minority leader Tom Daschle. Clinton's big blog hire for this campaign, the well-known Peter Daou, has caused a kerfuffle of his own by buying advertisements on blogs around the country, including conservative sites, drawing criticism from liberal pundits and from bloggers whose sites were left...