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...days ahead, Tripp may ponder her own legal culpability. The New York Times reports that Starr granted her immunity, but some of her recordings--those made in Maryland, which requires both parties to consent to taping--may violate state laws beyond Starr's purview. Indeed, if she wanted the attention that comes with exposing a politician's faults, she may have got much more of it than she ever sought...
...hours, the film collapses miserably in the last 15 seconds--indeed, it is the first time in his career that Van Sant has stuck with a happy ending, and it dilutes the rest of the film's impact. Instead of a powerful character study, we're left to ponder a sudden dive into mainstream cheesiness...
...series of suicides that occurred at Harvard in the last few years, Hailei's case makes us ponder the changes in the faculty-student relationship in an academic environment and the potential danger associated with such changes. The traditional "trust-based" mentor-pupil relationship is being challenged by ongoing changes in our society. The power imbalance inherent in the teacher-student relationship is further aggravated by the advent of professionalization and the proliferation of commercialization. A professor is in control of such vast resources that his/her action can have a significant impact on a student's career and future prospects...
...factors that most distinguishes this "Bacchae" from the A.R.T.'s version is its emphasis on underlying themes. Because the events are outlined with more clarity, more room is left to ponder the deeper meanings of this mysterious play. The issue of sexuality and gender reversal also arise, although in a different way than Catherine Walker's production intended. Here, Dionysos is a man, which is quite appropriate in the patriarchal society of Greece (and today). He has the ultimate power literally and figuratively; and although they lust after him, the Maenads also sometimes engage in lesbian-ish petting of each...
High on a windswept mesa outside Albuquerque, inside an imposing complex of ochre-tinted buildings, a group of 14-year-olds ponder their future. "I choose mechanical engineering," says Jamael. "You can earn six digits...