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Sometimes an inspirational clicks with millions of Mildreds. The word gets out that some little movie will leave audiences limp with emotion and gratitude. A bunch of these true-life uplifters (The Sound of Music, A Man for All Seasons, Chariots of Fire, Gandhi, Schindler's List, A Beautiful Mind) have won the Oscar for Best Picture, and many others (My Left Foot, Awakenings, Shine, Erin Brockovich, The Pianist, Seabiscuit) have been nominated. It may be that members of the Motion Picture Academy, on the whole far older than the average movie audience, recall when the inspirational was so popular...
...erroneous assumptions that markets are fundamentally efficient and material wealth is the best measure of an economy's health. "The model of 19th century capitalism doesn't apply in the 21st," he writes. What we need now is "a new vision"--one that recognizes innovation as the true engine of economic growth and views government as a facilitator, not a roadblock. The crisis has given us an opportunity to rethink our economic order, says Stiglitz. The biggest danger is that we don't seize...
Conversations on Blippy occasionally revolve around how people should spend less for things. If you pay more than $29.99 a month for a gym membership, expect to hear about it. But more often the comments are pro-purchase. That's especially true when people opt to specify what they're buying on sites such as Amazon, iTunes and Netflix (I like The Office too!). (See 10 ways Twitter will change American business...
...superb lawyer and a true leader in the legal community,” HLS Dean Martha L. Minow said in a press release. “His wisdom, judgment, and intellect infused his deep commitments to enhancing justice and the rule of law around the world and his outstanding service to this law school...
...Crimson stayed true to its identity, leading throughout the game en route to the 29-point trouncing at Francis S. Levien Gymnasium, which allowed Amaker to rest his starters for significant minutes in the second half...