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...Well, it’s no secret that science education is pretty poor in the United States. There’s a general understanding that basic science in many other nations is far superior, and I think that’s true, so far as survey data indicate. For several years I used to ask my [Science] B-16 class once a year why we have seasons…but it’s interesting, if you ask a Harvard class of undergraduates, 40-60% won’t know. We’re a pretty illiterate society, probably always...
...contacted the archdiocese in Washington two weeks ago to accuse Monsignor Russell Dillard, 54, the popular pastor of the city's oldest African-American Roman Catholic congregation, of "kissing and inappropriate touching" when they were teens, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick immediately suspended his good friend. Dillard told his spiritual superior he "did not exceed the bounds of propriety" any further than "father-daughter kissing." Nevertheless, McCarrick shipped Dillard off for evaluation at a sexual-abuse clinic, informed the police of the complaint and will not let the much loved pastor return if the sisters are telling the truth...
...defendants appeared in Middlesex Superior Court for the hearing, which turned out to be largely a formality in which lawyers exchanged legal documents and the judge, Carol S. Ball, scheduled their next court appearance...
...music and lyrics are just the tip of the iceberg; interpretation is also crucial. It matters how a TV star may interpret a lyric differently from a classic Broadway belter or a London lilter. It matters that Brent Spiner (Star Trek’s Data) is a vocally superior John Adams in 1776, but somehow his performance in the revival matches the wit or intensity of William Daniels’ original portrayal. It matters that in the second Broadway revival of Cabaret, Alan Cumming delivers the shocking final line of “If You Could See Her?...
...Wasn’t There, for example, may have been more heavily marketed in other years, but its distributor, USA Pictures, has instead decided to throw all of its support behind the more critic-friendly Gosford Park. As a result, only Roger Deakins’ superior cinematography is being considered for Sunday’s awards. But what determines which of the truly entertaining films deserve studio support—or, for that matter, which films can get nominated...