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...even if scientists were to establish a unified theory for Stradivari's greatness, musicians will always be inclined to spiritual explanations that reflect the numinous and otherworldly qualities of classical music itself. In October 1987, my father, Lynn Harrell, a cellist, performed at London's Royal Festival Hall a week after the death of Jacqueline du Pre, the beautiful and extravagantly talented British cellist whose career was cut short at 28 when numbness in her fingers turned out to be Multiple Sclerosis, a disease that eventually killed her. It was an emotional experience: by that time, my father was playing...
...little teary. Most of all, squeezed in amongst all the exaggerated lines—“Myspace is the new booty call,” says Drew Barrymore’s gay co-worker—there is a daring directness with which this film aims to reflect reality—even if it means putting Jennifer Aniston in a role where she is laughed at for being unmarried. —Staff writer Jenny J. Lee can be reached at jhlee@fas.harvard.edu...
...balance sheets in 1929 and balance sheets at the start of this crisis. The ratio of loans to investments, which include Treasuries and other securities, was 2.6:1 in 1929 and 2.8:1 in 2008. During the early period of the Great Depression, banks restructured their balance sheets to reflect a much more conservative lending stance. They reduced loans - in absolute and relative terms - and increased investments in safe assets, mostly Treasuries...
...will not be bulldozed into joining this government, which does not reflect the interests of the people. I'm not going to betray them." - Upon returning to Zimbabwe after two months abroad (Associated Press...
...quality of theater at Harvard is superb, but there is room for improvement. It should better reflect the community that it serves. The philosophy behind common casting, that anyone should have an equal opportunity for a role, is perfect in theory but relatively unsubstantiated in practice. Many lead roles are continually played by actors of the same stripe and who have always played those roles...