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...reach a level of sincere poignancy. An intensely touching movie, the twists and turns of its plot also make it a fascinating examination of life choices and secrets. Bolstered by an excellent script by Anders Jensen and phenomenal performances by each and every actor, it’s no wonder that this Danish film was nominated for a 2006 Oscar for best foreign language film. “After the Wedding” opens with images from Bombay, India. Jacob (Mads Mikkelsen, perhaps better known as evil banker Le Chiffre from “Casino Royale”) has been...

Author: By Michelle L Cronin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: After The Wedding | 4/20/2007 | See Source »

...people are being grossly misled about marijuana,” Grinspoon said. “Most people associate marijuana with crime, mayhem, chromosomal damage, and brain cell depletion. But I discovered that marijuana is just as versatile and non-toxic as penicillin. It really is a wonder drug.”J. Allan Hobson, a professor of psychiatry at HMS, echoed his colleague’s sentiments about marijuana’s medical benefits but was less optimistic about its prospects for legalization.In Massachusetts, marijuana users can receive jail time and fines as high as $500. Some states, such...

Author: By Michael A. Peters, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HMS Prof Promotes Medicinal Pot Use | 4/20/2007 | See Source »

...campaign season will be a long one, I wonder if The Crimson might want to consider caution in its use of identifiers. A story states (“Professors Shower Cash on Obama,” news, Apr. 18), “Romney also received $2,300 from Cizik Professor of Business Administration Clayton M. Christensen, a fellow Mormon. Mitt Romney has raised significant funds in the Mormon community, taking in $2.9 million from Utah—a state that is 60 percent Mormon and not usually considered a top source of political dollars.” This reference...

Author: By Harry R. Lewis | Title: Talking About Elections, Identifiers Must Be Qualified | 4/20/2007 | See Source »

...everything from panda porn (films of the animals mating) to Viagra (the drug didn't work) in their attempts to get the notoriously sex-averse animals to make whoopee. Last year, with 34 panda cubs born, was the best ever for China's artificial breeding program. But environmentalists now wonder how necessary the breeding is. Back in 1975, with the pandas near extinction, China set aside 10 nature reserves for the bears, covering almost 2.5 million acres. That move, plus years of global publicity for the panda's plight, has helped China's wild panda population grow to a stable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard: Wolong | 4/19/2007 | See Source »

...After years of security breaches at Los Alamos - and this shocking episode in the trailer last fall - you have to wonder, when will it end?" says Danielle Brian, the executive director of the Project on Government Oversight, an independent, non-partisan government watchdog group. "How can we continue to believe Department of Energy promises to end this brazen laxity in the handling of national security information...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Breach in Nuclear Security | 4/19/2007 | See Source »

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