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...policy experience, and his vague statements on Iraq coupled with his ignorance regarding the recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iran’s nuclear program only bolster this criticism. Despite these shortcomings, I believe Huckabee will win the Republican nomination, if only because he is like Charlie Bucket in Roald Dahl’s book, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory:” There is nothing particularly spectacular about him, but the rest of the children vying for the grand prize are too insufferable to ever be chosen. To begin with, Ron Paul, Tom Tancredo, Sam Brownback...
...always make his films in a group, then he at least makes them with a group.Bill Murray has appeared in four out of five of Anderson’s major releases, and is set to do voiceover work for Anderson’s upcoming stop-motion adaptation of Roald Dahl’s story “The Fantastic Mr. Fox.” Angelica Huston, Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, and Ahluwalia have played multiple roles in Anderson films as well. One might call it collective cinema. He calls it friendship.“I enjoy working with my friends...
...Regardless of what we adults think, we aren’t the intended audience,” she wrote. “Roald Dahl believed that it was the duty of every author of children’s books to conspire with children against adults. With her books, J.K. Rowling has formed a powerful alliance with our children...
...Like Roald Dahl and Shel Silverstein and Philip Roth and T.C. Boyle. I wanted to write something I would want to read...
Simon Rich ’06-’07 knows a great recipe for Brussel sprouts, loves Roald Dahl, and hates dogs. He is also modest.“I just sit down every day and just write a ton of stuff,” he says. “Most of it’s terrible. I don’t think I’m very funny in person.”Jon Stewart would beg to differ.Rich, former president of the Harvard Lampoon (which, due to a rivalry that even Rich doesn’t understand...