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...Class of 2011 will have to wait a year to sit in on Alison Simmons’ popular class, Philosophy 8, “Introduction to the History of Early Modern Philosophy.” Simmons, the Professor of Philosophy who has been highly active within the curricular review, is taking a sabbatical for the 2007-2008 academic year...
Only on the Web could Vaynerchuk review wine, not just because he describes one as the "kind of bottle you want to take on your date and hope she consumes the entire thing, and then it gets interesting" but also because he's trying to sell wine on the very same website where he's rating it--which, despite his deep knowledge and spot-on nose, reduces his trustworthiness. But, Vaynerchuk says, what people seek from him isn't individual reviews but lessons in how to enjoy wine. "There's always a wine bully. The one person who did read...
...enticed by glowing descriptions of the street-sold dumplings in a New York Times article, we browsed the vendors near the intersection cited in the review. The first hit was a scallion pancake that set the standard for all scallion pancakes to come. This gem was still hot, full of flavor, and perfectly textured. It didn’t matter that the plastic wrapping almost melted from the heat of the pancake; this was seriously good eating...
...director and his moviemaking practices. On June 13, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), which represents leading drugmakers such as Eli Lilly, Merck and GlaxoSmithKline, issued a statement dismissing Moore as "a political activist with a track record for sensationalism." PhRMA went on to say "a review of America's health care system should be balanced, thoughtful and well-researched" before adding, "Unfortunately, you won't get that from Michael Moore." America's Health Insurance Plans, whose members include HMOs Aetna and Cigna, handed its own news releases last week emphasizing the need for "a uniquely American solution...
...Roger knows that, whatever else they may be, movies are stories people tell us; and a review is a conversation the critic has with both the filmmaker and the audience about the power and plausibility of the tale. No one has done as much as Roger to connect the creators of movies with their consumers. He has immense power, and he's used it for good, as an apostle of cinema. Reading his work, or listening to him parse the shots of some notable film, the movie lover is also engaged with an alert mind constantly discovering things - discovering them...