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...very Outback adventure.”The first half of the movie is therefore quite entertaining: it’s a joyful romp across the Outback with lots of humor and action, and plenty of minor characters. But when the droving team reaches Darwin and things take a more serious turn, whatever fun the movie once had quickly vanishes, and we suddenly get 40 minutes of Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman making out in the rain. Normally that wouldn’t be a bad thing, but the chemistry between Drover and Lady Ashley is bland and superficial. The tough...
...Just as disco was never really the same as Disco, this new wave should not be considered a Disco revival. Rather, it is a new willingness to embrace duality and nuance. Just because a song is coquettish or vampy, doesn’t preclude it from coming from a serious or earnest place. Songs can offer a meaningful perspective on getting older (LCD Soundsystem’s “All My Friends”) and still have a backbeat. Artists need not be self-consciously serious to be serious. DFA artist Hercules and Love Affair, one of the forerunners...
...also do so in humans. While a genetic treatment for aging—such as an anti-aging pill—is not currently on the horizon, Mostoslavsky said that “if someone does this experiment and proves that the mice are healither and live longer without serious secondary consequences, then...it is safe to say that having these mice will prove a principle that humans could be justified” in seeking an anti-aging elixir. The study was performed in the lab of David A. Sinclair of Harvard Medical School, who has done much work with...
Both Koenigs and Waite are bringing humor to the UC campaign trail, which has been called self-important at times by other members of the student body. They both said they aim to prevent the race from becoming overly serious...
...President Matthew L. Sundquist ’09 said that humorous campaigns, which have been part of UC elections for the past two years, contribute to the season. Such campaigns push candidates to talk about serious issues rather than take themselves seriously, he said...