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BUSH: Yeah, I know. I'm trying to put this as delicately as I can. I think there's a difference between people who are intellectually curious and people who are intellectually haughty. I appreciate people who are intellectually curious, who want to learn and know more. I am turned off by people who think they're smarter than everybody else. Because there's a heck of a lot of wisdom in Crawford, Texas. And a good President understands the people who make a living working with their hands as much as the people who make a living working with...
...those who find themselves unsusceptible to its fabulistic charms how easy it has become to travesty the manner of what used to be thought of as "art" movies. This one has something of their air - an attractive, slightly exotic setting, characters who appear to have some substance and some curious quirks. But everything is spun toward sugary sentimentality. And relentless predictability. Vianne always knows, and we always know, what effect her concoctions will have on her customers. They always shake off their repressions and troubles at precisely the right inspirational moment. Dench's character even manages to die just when...
...would do well, however, to be somewhat wary of this bloated hype. For all the talk of the scandal, indignation and adoration that this world-weary little man has produced, there has been a curious lack of commentary upon the quality of his prose and his philosophy. This is indeed to Houellebecq's advantage, as his novel gives the avant-gardes a bad name. Beneath its glossy veneer of scandal, The Elementary Particles is an amazingly shallow and silly read. Filled with poorly realized characters, indifferent writing and ludicrous leaps of logic, the novel will not leave you pondering...
...search for President Rudenstine's successor, Tiedemann said many donors are curious, but he does not have many leads to offer...
...premise of your editorial (Dec. 4), that humanities and social science departments are disadvantaged in funding because of alumni contributions towards science initiatives, is a curious one. Self-evidently Robert R. Barker '36 and Sidney R. Knafel '52 (as well as many other generous alumns) were approached to help create the Barker Center for the Humanities and the Knafel Center for Government and International Studies before Charles T. "Ted" Bauer '42 was moved to provide the key gift for the new Life Sciences building. Even if there were a problem with differential funding among the disciplines, it could...