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...blend of Satyajit Ray and the Kinks. You’ve got one guess who made the film.Right-o folks! It’s the “The Darjeeling Limited,” and it has Wes Anderson’s thumbprints all over it.Along with writer-producer Roman Coppola and actor Waris Ahluwalia, the director spoke this week with reporters at Boston’s Four Seasons Hotel about his approach to filmmaking, skiing in India, and—oh, yeah—his latest flick.LAISSEZ-FAIRE FILMING?Most scenes in “Darjeeling” stem...
...Reilly, co-founder of the local Súgán Theatre Company, and produced by Allison B. Kline ’09, the play is this year’s Visiting Director’s Project. Zimmerman’s adaptation is a compilation of ten ancient Greek and Roman myths, some of which were taken from the original Ovid collection and others which were included because of their theatrical possibilities. She then rewrote the stories to include water as an underlying theme. “My original idea for the show was myths-in-water and the script...
...addition, I suggested that universities should require students to take a semester course surveying Greek and Roman history, one surveying European history, and one surveying American history; a semester course examining the principles of American government and one examining the principles of economics; a semester course in biology, and one in physics; a semester course comparing Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; a semester course studying the history, literature, or religion of a non-Western civilization; and four semester courses in a foreign language (or the demonstration of the equivalent level of competence...
...Capitol Hill veteran's outreach isn't about giving Clinton a set of faith-based phrases she can plug into speeches. Strider focuses on connecting with those religious voters--like theologically conservative Roman Catholics and Evangelicals--who have long been ignored by Democrats. He may not win them over, but he can ease their suspicions enough to get a hearing. "If you can round the edges," Strider says, "you don't get as many splinters...
...Southern Baptist evangelical and political conservative, I am convinced I have more in common with most Mormons than I do with a liberal Southern Baptist, Methodist, Roman Catholic or a liberal from any other denomination or faith group. The question shouldn't be, 'Could I vote for a Mormon?' but, 'Could I vote for this Mormon?' After all, Mitt told me there are Mormons he couldn't vote for (I presume Harry Reid, for example); and there are Southern Baptists I couldn't vote for (Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, to name...