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...studios paid more attention to the films screened at Sundance, the festival became an incubator where indie projects became box-office successes. Winning a coveted award often meant an instant distribution deal. Quentin Tarantino, who had received funding and creative support from the Sundance Institute, premiered his 1992 film Reservoir Dogs at the festival; the film went on to earn more than $2 million at the box office and established his reputation as a significant American auteur. The Blair Witch Project, a tiny, scary independent film produced with a budget of less than $25,000 by two old friends from...
...result of his experience, Canales started a nonprofit group called Gridiron Heroes to lend crucial support to other families experiencing the same horror with their sons that he had gone through. Some of the support is financial, but more of it is emotional, and Chris, who through relentless work now has some mobility in his arms, finds sustenance in his life from helping others so they are not alone...
...Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke ’75 faces a challenging reconfirmation battle in the U.S. Senate, he has garnered lukewarm support from some Harvard economists...
...Please, Republicans are tools of Big Business,” they counter. Really? Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) authorized its lobbyists to spend $150 million on television commercials in support of President Barack Obama’s plan. Democrats had to bribe Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu and Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson with millions of dollars in funding to their states for their votes. And President Obama had to break his pledge to broadcast negotiations on C-SPAN, because the more people learn about his plan, the more they dislike...
...true partnership calls for more than monetary aid, colorful ideas, and the “sympathetic” revisiting of Haitian history. What is needed is a coherent and executable plan that will give agency, not pity, to the Haitian people as they reconstruct their country with international support. Too many times in the past, good intentions have died on Haitian shores, while seemingly good ideas have unleashed pestilence on the nation’s populace. However, this time we have no choice but to build a better coalition of those interested in rebuilding the country. The alternative is unthinkable...