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...that the majority of outside leaders who come through campus are politicians, as if they are the only noteworthy people and role models in the world. We need more scholars, artists and true heroes at Commencement. Or how about a controversial figure? I suppose that in order to withstand Harvard's rigorous standards for selection, most Commencement speakers tend to be rather non-controversial and, as a result, are often uninteresting...
NATO has essentially sent Milosevic the message that if he can withstand the bombing, the alliance will be out of options. Understandably, the U.S. is reluctant to send in its troops on the ground, but at least the threat of a ground action should be left open, if only to emphasize NATO's commitment to this mission...
...When you've got KEVIN KLINE in your film, you don't want to lose him behind a mask," says director Michael Hoffman. He is referring to his decision to have Kline (seen here with MICHELLE PFEIFFER) withstand 3 1/2 hours of makeup rather than don a donkey suit to play Bottom in the forthcoming remake of A Midsummer Night's Dream. For his version of Shakespeare's tale of nymphs, fairies, queens and mismatched lovers, Hoffman sought to explore the vagaries of romance: "It struck me that all the characters were involved in a conflict between the desire...
Brown may be the only team with a defense strong enough to withstand Harvard's offensive juggernaut...
...Establishment media play these down, there will still be the Matt Drudges, Howard Sterns and Flynts to play them up. So whether or not an old acquaintance with sex and drugs should be forgotten by voters, it will take a candidate with nerves of steel to withstand the vetting process...