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Frailty is told from McConaughey’s standpoint in a manner eerily reminiscent of Keyser Soze’s narrative in The Usual Suspects. As such, the first two-thirds of the film’s action is filtered through Fenton’s perspective and therefore tainted. However, McConaughey is barely worthy to serve even as Kevin Spacey’s personal assistant as he authors his own tale. McConaughey lacks the charisma, the composure and the personality quirks to make his recounting of the events truly compelling, although the vignettes depicted on screen do redeem his bland...
...From a functional dining services standpoint, we want a read on whether it’s preferred,” said HUDS spokesperson Alexandra McNitt...
From a Harvard sports standpoint, the axing of the water polo teams will have the greatest impact. Both the Crimson men’s and women’s squads have improved substantially over the past three years, but UMass—its rival in the Collegiate Water Polo Association’s Northern Division—has always presented a stiff challenge to Harvard’s postseason prospects...
...when he has already formed an opinion, Hochschild says, his questioning sometimes appears less than genuine. “He listens to answers but he’s starting from a standpoint,” she says. “He’ll say things like, ‘why would you ever imagine that’ in the guise of a question…Sometimes it sounds like he’s dismissing or disagreeing with you, when in fact it’s just a style. I’m not sure he conveys clearly enough that...
From a literary standpoint, The Anatomy of Racial Inequality is a forceful, well-argued and innovative scrutiny of the problem of racial inequality within the United States which engages and challenges readers in spite of, or perhaps even because of its highly academic approach. Loury’s unique style blends abstract philosophical discourse with the terminology of the social sciences. He writes logically and eloquently, rarely succumbing to the pitfalls of technical jargon, and knows when a colloquialism or concrete example will bring his point home. The one significant weakness in The Anatomy of Racial Inequality is the distance...