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...HOURS. This adaptation of Michael Cunningham’s Pulitzer-winning novel is unapologetically Oscar bait, backed by a triumvirate of A-list actresses (Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore). Yet for a film of its ostensible weight, The Hours certainly takes easy shots at its lead trio—three colossally boring straw women who rediscover their lost vitality in drearily obvious ways as the picture progresses. Perhaps The Hours’ greatest value rests in its side-by-side comparison of Moore, the greatest actress of her generation, and Streep, the most acclaimed actress of hers; when judged...
...clear majority of the committee voted against this, and that will hold serious weight when the department votes [in two weeks],” Department of Economics Chair Oliver D. Hart said. “It’s unlikely that the proposed course will be able to serve as a substitute for Social Analysis...
...It’s a tough thing here, combining [baseball and football] with the academics,” Walsh says. “I think the commitment that both sports have now in the weight room has changed dramatically since those days—and also there wasn’t spring football. There was always fall baseball but there was never spring football...
Wahlberg admits that progress in the offseason has become an increasingly important criteria for playing time, and that missing reps in the weight room—or in spring football—is often devastating to one’s development as a player. Especially at quarterback, a position which by definition implies leadership, time spent away from the team can sometimes severely damage camaraderie and coordination...
...cited his 12-year-old twin daughters’ social studies textbook as a prime example. The book, he said, is ambivalent in its treatment of the Industrial Revolution, giving weight to both the benefits of growth and discussions of how industrialization led to exploitation...