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...Yorker raised her status from lauded critic to legendary cultural bellwether. By 1997, the American Film Institute was ranking it as number 27 on its first list of the 100 greatest movies of all time.While many of Benton’s subsequent films (“Kramer v. Kramer,” “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...
...proceedings could well be further complicated by an impending U.S. Supreme Court decision: Boumedienne v Bush. The case deals with the question whether alleged terrorist Lakmar Boumedienne, also held at Guantananmo, possesses legal rights afforded by the U.S. Constitution. If the Supreme Court decides in Boumedienne's favor, other Guantanamo defendants could gain similar rights, invalidating rules currently in force at the military tribunals...
...Safe, legal, and rare” has been the rallying cry of the modern pro-choice movement since the days of President Bill Clinton. This phrase is etched in the Democratic Party platform, broadcasted on televised debates, and witnessed in signs demanding that Roe v. Wade remain the law of the land. However, keeping abortion safe and legal seems much more consistent with the pro-choice position than ensuring that the procedure is rare. Why exactly is this curious third word included in the abortion catchphrase...
...unusual flair for a Harvard dean. We will never forget his debut as “Josephine Knowles”—in lipstick, wig, and billowing ball gown—at the Gala celebration of the merger in October 1999. Knowles and then-Provost Harvey V. “Buttercup” Fineberg ’67 serenaded the dignitaries with Gilbert and Sullivan songs personally rewritten for the occasion...
...intersection of war and love is a strange place,” says the narrator of “Love Marriage,” the debut novel of V. V. Ganeshananthan ‘02, a former Crimson managing editor. While certainly not a new and innovative idea, Ganeshananthan draws the reader into this “strange place” in a poetic and informative fashion. Through beautiful language and memorable characters, Ganeshananthan creates a world that, while not completely original, provides insight into the unique experiences of Sri Lankan Tamil immigrants. Just as authors like Gabriel Garc?...