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...milder romantic ones seem like relics from the 1950s. The Hedges film has antique contrivances aplenty, from a scene where Marie must enter a shower with Dan already hiding inside, to an job interview Dan has, which takes place, with infuriating improbability, at the family home with his parents present. There's also the sitcom omniscience of his daughters, who are exasperated by his paternal protectiveness. "You're a good father," his youngest tells him, "but sometimes a bad dad." (This is supposed to be sage; I think it's closer to rude.) In an early scene Dan lectures...
...these accomplished alumni, spread across history and the island of Manhattan, would seem to endow present-day Harvard students with a legacy to be cherished. They don’t. Despite their diverse accomplishments, our graduates are marred by what they’ve tended to have in common: their complexion. White and male, they’re an embarrassment...
...weeks. On Oct. 17, Bush warned that "if Iran had a nuclear weapon, it would be a dangerous threat to world peace" that risked a third world war. Four days later, Vice President Dick Cheney warned, "The Iranian regime needs to know that if it stays on its present course, the international community is prepared to impose serious consequences... We will not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon...
...saunter up to the counter of a certain café, heavy books in tow, caffeine levels rapidly dropping, we wave to the other regulars who are slumped in their deep, cozy chairs. The ever-present barista greets us at the register. Fantasizing about our chosen libation, we open our parched lips to order. From far away we hear the cold voice speak the damning verdict: “Sorry, we don’t open till three.” Rebuffed, we look around again. This time, we realize that the peers we had previously perceived as erudite scholars...
...playing at the Science Center. It became clear to me that I missed science very much. My very first experience, we got the cover of Science [Magazine]! Displaying the unbridled enthusiasm of an emerging non-artist, Frankel is excited to talk of her past and present exhibits. Apart from an upcoming appearance on “Wired Science” on PBS, Frankel also exhibited 14 murals on the Champs Elysée in Paris. I know, isn’t that crazy? I never got to see it. They never paid me, by the way. I am convinced that...