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Although never a Nobel Laureate—which some say is a result of Borges’ politics—the writer shared the first Prix Formentor with Irish poet Samuel Beckett in 1961. The award, given to writers judged to have made a lasting contribution to world literature, led to a shower of invitations that ultimately brought Borges to the United States and Harvard, where he delivered the Norton Lectures (recently published in a collection, This Craft of Verse...
...called attention to a number of changes to be made in the School. Earlier in the year the appointment of Professor Jean Jacques Haffner as Professor of Architectural Design had been announced. Professor Haffner, a graduate of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and holder of the much coveted Prix de Rome, commenced to teach here last January. He will take charge of the courses in design and will bring to Harvard the instruction, criticism, and inspiration that our students in the past have so often had to seek abroad. Professor Humphreys; himself a fellow student with Professor Haffner in Paris...
...profession, judges the drawings and determines the grades. The evening class for draughtsmen in the Boston Architectural Club also joins in these combined problems. Professor Ferran, recently appointed to the Institute staff, is also a graduate of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and a winner of the Prix de Rome. He is also a close personal friend of Professor Haffner. The arrangement of joint problems will give Boston something of the advantage which the Ecole des Beaux-Arts has so long enjoyed, that of rival ateliers in the same locality, working on the same problems, and with the great advantage...
There are two sorts of British movie - the kind that wins awards, and the kind that makes money. Lynne Ramsay has been known for writing and directing the first kind since 1995, when Small Deaths, a short she made in film school, won the Prix du Jury at Cannes. Her third short, Gasman, took the big prize at Cannes too and the 32-year-old Scot's first full-length film, Ratcatcher, became an art-house hit. But with her latest effort, a psycho road movie called Morvern Callar, Ramsay may finally be positioned for box-office success. Her movie...
...Ferrari team from waltzing away with next year's championship, as they have done this season. Since Ferrari wrapped up Michael Schumacher's record-equaling fifth drivers' championship in July, Ecclestone has been under pressure from sponsors, advertisers and TV companies that have seen viewing figures for Grands Prix plummet - only 4 million Britons watched the U.S. race two weeks ago compared with 7 million last year. On Oct. 28 the sport's representatives will meet in London to discuss how to make the racing more fun and bring back the fans. Ferrari - which spends an estimated $390 million...