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...subject matter, and even the jokes at some points, may go over the heads of younger members in audience, it’s not sufficiently witty enough to be consistently enjoyable for older viewers. This tension carries over to Portman’s performance—having played serious roles for the majority of her career, her puns and exaggerated expressions are forced or saccharine sweet. She is definitely more comfortable dramatically choking back tears as Mr. Magorium prepares to leave. On the other hand, Zach Mills (“The Santa Clause 3”), who plays Eric, brilliantly...
...makes sense then that the second track on the album, “It’s Over,” finds Freeway commanding, “You need to fall back and concentrate on your music.” This is a man who’s serious about his craft, and he’s determined to make you know it. In spite of a 12-to-14 producer-to-track ratio, the album maintains a style throughout that’s all Freeway’s own. The Roc-A-Fella rapper is not beholden...
...chance to establish policies that will benefit students for years to come. Student group funding and Ad Board reform—two of the central topics that Matt and Randall will address—are issues that affect every student on campus. The Ad Board is a particularly serious concern this year because the College’s new alcohol policy now places student group leaders at higher risk for disciplinary action than ever. Matt and Randall are also committed to improving University Health Services’ mental health care, because when students reach out for help, they need...
...satisfy some clerics. Sheikh Abdul-Jalil al-Karuri, imam of Ash-Shahid mosque and an adviser to President Omar al-Bashir, said he was not surprised that people had decided to demonstrate over what he deemed a lenient sentence. "I was expecting more because this is a serious case and the court just gave her 15 days. She has done five already so she can leave any time soon," he said...
...then, it's a little late for Obama to start worrying about that now. Since he made the decision not just to run but to get pugnacious as well - and since he emerged in the polls as Hillary Clinton's most serious opponent - hardly a news cycle has passed without a punch being thrown by one camp or the other. "It's going to look like this every day between now and the caucuses," says Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson. In the latest rounds, Obama has tried jujitsu, challenging Clinton on what she considers to be her greatest strength, while exposing...