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...best actor of his generation and also (in Time) as a "stark reminder of the strangling power of addiction" has labored to show Hollywood that he deserves another chance. "He's somebody who's had it, lost it and now has it again, and it's like a pit bull who's got his jaws on a chew toy," says Iron Man director Jon Favreau. "Nothing will take this away from...
...arrested in June 2005 on charges of open and gross lewdness when Out of Town News employees called the police after seeing Ora dancing naked in the Square pit, protesting the commercialization of Christmas. The charges were originally dropped because the Cambridge District Court ruled that dancing naked is constitutional under “expressive conduct protected by the First Amendment,” according to the ruling...
...following me,” Olson explained, “but I’m also following them.” The collaboration, with its call for increased consistency, made for “an exciting new opportunity,” in Olson’s words.The orchestra pit isn’t the only perk of performing in the New College Theatre. Larissa D. Koch ’08-’09, last year’s recipient of the Suzanne Farrell Dance Prize and the choreographer of the first of the performance’s four dances...
...only place the town's booming soundtrack can't be heard is the site of the soon-to-be towers. There, near a concrete hole reminiscent of an open-pit mine, clusters of laborers pour cement and lash lengths of bamboo. Director of Construction Qiu Juping says it will take 1,500 workers five years to finish. These workers, imported from across the country, join 25,000 other migrant laborers to keep Huaxi afloat. They know building the tower will be tough, and potentially dangerous, but say they're proud to be part of something big. "I feel honored...
...longtime Senate leader can escape charges of favoritism, even a crusader against improper influence like McCain. This is especially true for a former chairman of the powerful Commerce Committee. "The issues before the committee often pit industry against industry," explains Ivan Schlager, who served as the committee's Democratic chief counsel, "so you are always appearing to favor somebody...