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...Cultural Revolution; with its postcard-perfect vistas and the endless free time the trio enjoys, life in Phoenix on the Sky seems less re-education camp than Mao's Outward Bound. But Seamstress, which earned a Golden Globe nomination for best foreign-language film, achieves moments of quiet beauty as well. Ma sheds confused tears at the mention of Balzac's Chinese translator, punished as a reactionary like Ma's father; Luo reads Ursule Mirouet out loud as if it were freshly written, while the seamstress lies in his lap and dreams of a new world...
Stopping Gloger will be a chore, but in its win over the Tigers on Jan. 3, Holy Cross showed that it may be all that’s needed to quiet Princeton, having held Gloger to only 10 points. If Harvard can repeat that feat, tonight’s drama could be the opening act of an epic tale—a tale that’s been four years in the making...
...search for the dean who will lead the Law School through what professors describe as a crucial transition period took a quiet step forward yesterday...
Facing Clark’s successor are a number of institutional challenges. The new dean will have to be a fundraiser. The Law School is currently in the “quiet phase” of a much needed capital campaign that will publicly kick-off in June...
...present, Duan is confined in the Wuhan No. 2 Detention Center, a quiet prison surrounded by two-story walls. His trial began on Dec. 16 and is expected to end sometime in February. In all likelihood he will be convicted and swiftly executed. On Christmas Eve, Duan's mother went to the prison to bring him some clothes. She received a receipt signed by her son?the only form of contact they have been permitted. The family doesn't even know if he has a lawyer...