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...stereotype of the stiff-upper-lip Brit, unflappable in the face of crisis, but there's not a hint of condescension or satire. Yes, the young commander of the company, the competent, hard-drinking Stanhope (Hugh Dancy, the Brit heartthrob who's a standout in a cast of mostly Americans), lets slip a few bitterly sarcastic words about the general who has ordered the unnecessary raid. But no antiwar playwright could have written the delicate scene in which Stanhope tries to buck up, without shaming, a cowardly officer who is faking illness to avoid battle: "Supposing the worst happened - supposing...
...result, both of these front runners seem slightly dated. McCain has lost more altitude, trailing Rudy Giuliani 29% among Republicans in a CBS poll last week. Clinton maintains her 20-point lead among Democrats, but her Iraq empretzelment may be a leading indicator of a stiff, consultant-swarmed campaign that will come across as clanky in 2008. It is still early, of course. Both McCain and Clinton will have a chance to reinvent themselves several times between now and Iowa. "I'm a little rusty," McCain said, wading into Iowa crowds last week. All right, but he, and Clinton, should...
...What's fascinating about all of this is that Jefferts Schori appears to have been involved in putting together parts of this solution, which suggests that she is committed to making them work. If so, she will face stiff opposition from many U.S. Episcopalians, who would probably prefer second-class status -or no status at all - in the Communion, rather than retreating from a position on homosexuality that they feel more closely reflects the spirit of the Gospel than the exclusionary position of the majority of the primates...
...Penn on Saturday night, the Crimson still believes it can transfer this ideal into Ivy wins.The test begins next week, playing at Ivy rivals Brown (7-16, 2-6 Ivy) and first-place Yale (10-11, 6-2).THE LONG AND WINDING ROADHarvard began its non-conference season with stiff road tests: playing against a Vermont squad that had just upset Boston College and a Central Connecticut State team that had beaten the Crimson in Lavietes the year before.The result: Harvard took out the Cantamounts, 84-76, in overtime and came back from 18 down to defeat the Blue Devils...
...reminder of why “this rap shit is real,” as our hero declares in the aptly-named closing a cappella track, “Hope.” The record is simple, thoughtful, and classy as hell without being stiff or anachronistic. “Where Are They Now,” an homage to the countless one-hit-wonders and has-beens of rap history, is fitting because it’s as alive as the great tracks that all those forgotten heroes left us. Other highlights—and by highlights, I mean...