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Having proven his considerable prowess helming small, intimate films (Juliet in Love, Bullets Over Summer), director Wilson Yip tackles this grand scale event with mixed results. On one hand, his flair for the visual aesthetic has never been better. Skyline Cruisers easily matches the blockbuster Hollywood action films in scope and grandeur; none of the cost-cutting so common in Hong Kong productions is to be found here. Yip gets the most visually out of every cent in his large budget. The futuristic architecture of Kuala Lumpur is photographed to its best advantage, and it is a rare shot indeed...
...life, and encouraging alumni contributions to student groups would serve Harvard’s interests, reducing both the need for University expenditures and the strain on the budgets of grant-giving organizations like the Undergraduate Council. Rather than cannibalize student group donations and compete with undergraduates in fund-raising prowess, Harvard should level the playing field. Donations to Harvard student groups are still donations to the University, and they should be counted as such...
...hate to break it to the supposed premier educational institution of the world, but many Harvard teachers just plain stink. The problem is especially acute in the sciences, where faculty members are almost exclusively recruited for their research prowess, with little regard for teaching credentials. Thus, while almost no one would doubt that the scientific expertise of our faculty is first-rate, the ability to teach—to impart information quickly, effectively, lucidly and entertainingly—by no means correlates with this zeal for research. The result is a faculty that spans the entire gambit of teaching quality...
...Willie Stargell was a spectacular hitter, racking up 475 homers over his career. He was a leader in the dugout and in the locker room, and the city loved him for it. But perhaps even more than it loved Stargell's prowess on the field, Pittsburgh loved his easy manner, his civic boosterism, his infectious dedication to the game. In Pittsburgh, which is often characterized as the ultimate football town, true dedication to baseball is a triumph in and of itself...
...these moments, John Scofield’s force as a composer and bandleader were realized, as he emerged to shape the music to become greater than the some of individual parts. In transcending his musical boundaries and establishing compositional prowess, he truly does belong in the “big three” of jazz guitarists, because he left this reviewer with heart pounding, mind racing, and completely out of breath...