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...Places in the Heart”) have had almost as much critical success as “Bonnie and Clyde,” many of them (“Billy Bathgate,” “Still of the Night”) have been utter failures. Rather than ride that roller coaster, Benton has approached both his high and low points as learning experiences. “Survival is about adaptation, not who you kill off,” he said. That, of course, applies to life and not films. As far as films go, Benton still...
...friendly" with an American terrorist who had bombed buildings during the Vietnam era, and that he seemed to look on the ceremonies of working-class life - bowling, hunting, churchgoing and the fervent consumption of greasy food - as his anthropologist mother might have, with a mixture of cool detachment and utter bemusement. All of which deepened the skepticism that Caucasians, especially those without a college degree, had about a young, inexperienced African-American guy with an Islamic-sounding name and a highfalutin fluency with language. And worse, it raised questions among the elders of the party about Obama's ability...
...would likely have an easier time robbing a bank than highlighting a library book. But libraries at certain colleges around the country have been recently allowing students to bring food among the books, much to the approbation of hungry students, and this more lax policy has not resulted in utter chaos amid the stacks. Harvard should also allow students to eat food in certain areas of Harvard libraries, and it can do so without harming the integrity of its collection...
...Crusader capital, which has declared its hostility to Islam, and which has planted the brothers of apes and pigs in Palestine in order to prevent the reawakening of Islam.” Interlacing its verbal volleys against the West with its decidedly anti-Semitic rhetoric, Hamas has shown its utter reluctance to be part of any peaceful resolution to this longstanding conflict...
...false” that communications with the school committee should always remain private, and said the current committee is “misleading the public” by such statements. Some members of the public were riled by administrative actions.“The behavior shows a complete and utter lapse of professional standards,” said Elizabeth H. Dionne, a parent of four children in the district. “He should have accessed them in an above-board and honest fashion.” Dionne said she sent e-mails that she thought were only read...