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...popular re-evaluation of Einstein that is slowly catching up with the scholarly revelations. Knowing Lieserl's fate, of course, doesn't make much difference when it comes to Einstein's science. But, like Zackheim, most people are slowly discovering that Einstein was not simply the secular saint they grew up with--the aureole-haired, sock-shunning professor who solved geometry problems for little girls, alerted F.D.R. to the German A-bomb peril and then wept over the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki...
...soon, we'll probably even see a movie with first-issue cover girl and Miramax Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow as Tina Brown in "Talk: The Tina Brown Story." And I don't think it's a coincidence that the other Talk sponsor is Hearst Communications, the company whose patron saint, publisher William Randolph Hearst, inspired Citizen Kane, the famous movie about a self-centered media mogul...
...patron saint of grunge, Chris Cornell, returned triumphantly with a riveting sneak preview of the distinctly different but equally impressive music contained on his first solo album Euphoria Morning...
...likely to intensify as he moves closer to sainthood; his beatification could occur by next year. Jewish groups are increasingly hostile to it, and the Vatican is increasingly resentful of their critiques. But debate should be welcome. It illuminates previously neglected episodes in the life of this prospective saint. And it alerts us to flaws in the received version, as when, defending Pius against Cornwell last week, at least one cleric reached again for the story of the Dutch reprisals...
With the eventual 3-0 win, Harvard closed out the tournament. It had already lost its first match to Boston College the night before, 3-2, but had followed with a win over Saint Peter's from New Jersey earlier in the day. The Portland win gave the Crimson a 2-1 overall match play record and the tournament title, setting the tone for what the team hopes will be a winning season...