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...television, from middle-American earnestness to the current Bush administration. But what makes this movie really entertaining is the secret admiration it has for all of the values it pokes fun at; especially its love for the greedy American stereotype it eviscerates, epitomized by Martin Tweed (Hugh Grant), the Simon Cowell/Ryan Seacrest-hybrid host of “American Dreamz,” who is one of the movie’s highlights.Dennis Quaid plays President Stanton, a dead-ringer for George W. Bush, who wears a constant expression of befuddlement on his face and offers pearls of wisdom like...
...Chiwetel Ejiofor. Ejiofor has been critically acclaimed for his work in “Dirty Pretty Things,” but then relatively unnoticed for his work in “Love Actually,” and recently, “Inside Man.” As Lola, born Simon, he not only convincingly portrays a person struggling with his identity and the discrimination of others, but also, shines as a cabaret singer and ultimate performer...
...professorship at Yale, said that her decision to leave Harvard was based on personal reasons. “My husband and I had offers at Harvard, NYU, and Yale, and the Yale package made the most sense for us as a family,” Gerken said.Her husband, David Simon, is a scholar specializing in African politics.Gerken also said that while she was looking forward to Yale, she was sorry to go at this stage in the Law School’s history. “It feels like leaving at the beginning of the story rather than...
...Crimson came away from a deep 18-team field in Kings Point, N.Y., with a third-place finish at the Admiral’s Cup, one of the season’s biggest regattas. The junior duo of skipper Clay Johnson and crew Emily Simon took seventh in A-division, while Kyle Kovacs sailed to a fifth-place finish in the singlehanded C-division. However, it was a third-place finish in the B-division that helped pace Harvard. Senior skipper Vincent Porter was joined by senior crew Ruth Schlitz and freshman Megan Watson in what was the Crimson?...
...best known for short films that appeared on MTV in the '80s, met West when drawing the raw, smudgy animation for the hip-hop star's video Heard 'Em Say. After the two hit it off, they decided to collaborate on a book based on West's lyrics for Simon & Schuster. Can a Kanye West line of baked goods be far behind...