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DIED Over a peripatetic 40-year career, he appeared in more than 100 TV shows, with small parts in hits such as Beverly Hills, 90210; L.A. Law; and hbo's Six Feet Under. But Stanley Kamel will probably be remembered best for his regular role as devoted but put-upon psychiatrist to Tony Shalhoub's obsessive-compulsive detective in Monk, in its seventh season this summer. "I have what every actor dreams of: a hook," he told TV Guide last year. "I'm the psychiatrist on Monk. Everyone knows who that is." He suffered a heart attack...
...higher. Among other provisions, the new law entitles laid-off workers to one month of severance pay for every year of employment. "In a case where an export market is going down, if you want to reduce your number of workers, then you face a lot of problems," says Stanley Lau, vice chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries. To lay off people, "you need to pay a huge amount in compensation." Nor is there any relief from surging raw-materials costs. And slowly but surely, the renminbi, China's currency, continues to strengthen--it's now 12% higher...
...take to something approaching success and self-understanding. What were your post-collegiate years like?Keith Gessen: When I first got out of school I moved to New York and basically sat in a room and wrote stories. And then for work, I was a PowerPoint specialist at Morgan Stanley, but after about a year I began to fear that I would die an obscure death and I started writing book reviews. Eventually I did an MFA, then moved to New York and resumed writing journalism and started n+1. In a way, all the stuff I did was very...
Whatever the efficacy of dissent, speaking courageously for truth and justice is the job of the academy. Professor Stanley Hoffman speaks forcefully regarding the responsibility of the intellectual. Tenured professors, particularly in elite institutions, are protected members of society. We hope and trust that a increasing number of them will recognize that along with these privileges come important responsibilities, particularly in times of crises...
...Founded over 60 years ago, this festival in the Swiss-Italian town of Locarno is one of the oldest. Thanks to a penchant for the work of auteurs, it has earned a reputation for spotting greatness early on - past audiences were watching films by directors like Stanley Kubrick and Spike Lee long before anyone knew who they were. But the real draw is what might be the world's most beautiful screening room: the Piazza Grande. Every evening, a massive screen is set up in the Renaissance square and thousands gather to watch a premiere under the stars...