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...Crimson won that game against Lafayette, 27-13. It was a nice statement to make after the Brown loss, but Ivy League games are what count, and Harvard is in store for a tough one on Saturday...
...course, for Pacino’s Michael Corleone, the line was uttered in frustration over the Don’s inability to legitimize his mob empire and escape a life of crime. If Ho–a junior running back–were to make the same statement, it would probably carry with it a tone of joy and redemption...
While most of us thought that the purpose of the Nobel Prize was to recognize exceptional individuals—regardless of nationality—apparently, Engdahl has been keeping score. And although he toned down his statement in light of sharp criticism from Americans and insisted that the prize “is not a contest between nations but an award to individual authors,” his declaration of Europe’s literary hegemony reveals a subtextual but unmistakable nationalism—or at least, regionalism—in the consideration of today’s arts...
...manipulating their own obscurity. A more famous example is the “OBEY” campaign, originated by designer Shepard Fairey, whose posters and stencils spawned an underground cult that gave way to a lucrative market for clothing and apparel bearing the label.Today, the most visible statement from the world of street art is political. Updates on Streetsy and elsewhere frequently show new art dealing with the upcoming presidential election. Given the liberal tendencies of the art world in general, it comes as no surprise that much of the political street art of the day is in support...
...evening ended with an incongruous question plucked by Brokaw from thousands of online submissions: "What don't you know, and how will you learn it?" Obama took the mush as a signal to deliver his closing statement - a classic of the front-runner stall: when in doubt, praise the American Dream...