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...graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin, Benton served in the army (painting dioramas at Fort Bliss) before moving to New York in 1960 to work for Esquire Magazine. It was at Esquire that Benton met David Newman, a kindred cinephile spirit. When Benton was fired from his position as art director (for, among other things, spending his afternoons watching New Wave films at the Thalia movie theatre), he and Newman got together to write the screenplay for one of American cinema’s most respected and reviled films...
...really be said that eating tissue from a test tube is the same as eating a person?While the last example is rather whimsical, the criticism remains. Using technological developments to bypass ethical restrictions sets a poor precedent. At best it’s a blithe disregard for the spirit of the law, with an overemphasis on the letter of the law. At worst it smacks of hypocrisy. After all, practicing what you preach and genetically engineering a way to make your unfavorable practices kosher are not the same things.Ultimately, in vitro meat is the future of agriculture because...
...that voters are looking for a fresh brand of leadership. The Illinois Senator has never faced a rough general-election contest and on four separate primary days has failed to drive Hillary Clinton from the race, each time exhibiting a touch of entitlement and defensiveness rather than a fighting spirit...
...step towards improving higher education in Iraq. Since December 2007, Jafar has been designing and marketing the shirts, creating the Web site www.rallyforiraq.com in addition to using flyers and a Facebook group. While the arch-shaped logo of the shirt may look simple, it was designed to evoke the spirit of open-mindedness and possibility for improvement that is crucial to the cause. “We’re trying to start an initiative, to raise awareness and keep Iraq in the public mind,” says Jafar. “And we’re doing that...
...years ago, was previously held in the Roxy, a Boston club, before a 2007 Boston law restricted entry into nightclubs to prevent underage drinking. According to Emma Moretzsohn ’09, the president of The Seneca, the group chose to keep the event open to everyone in the spirit of social inclusion, rather than make it a 21+ event. The high attendance of the party testifies to the fact that the inclusive venue was effective: “It’s not easy to get a bunch of Harvard students out on a Thursday night...