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...funny.) By the time I'd got back to my office I had realized that we critics may give these awards to the winners, but we give them for ourselves. In fact, we're essentially passing notes to one another, admiring our connoisseurship at the risk of ignoring the vast audience that sees movies and the smaller one that reads...
...worried about the price tag of all this, don't be. A recent report by McKinsey found that the U.S. could achieve vast cuts in greenhouse gas emissions at a cost to the economy of less than $50 a ton - lower, if we take advantage of the reduced costs energy efficiency would bring. "The business case of the U.S. is crystal clear," says Ray Anderson, the CEO of the carpet manufacturing company Interface and another senior PCAP member...
...Some might think that geographic diversity from within the U.S. is not important, and that it’s Harvard’s global reach that matters. This argument ignores the vast diversity of experiences and views of people within North America. Whether you come from a rural or urban area, a conservative or a liberal enclave, and so on—your culture affects your outlook on life. It’s valuable to meet people with diverse experiences—perhaps even more valuable for the streetwise New Yorker to meet a “backwards?...
...bomb wasn't meant to kill or harm someone in the law firm, then Jacquard says the only possibilities are that it was intended to be a far larger blast, or sought to gain a wider impact than its actual fire thanks to vast media coverage. That first scenario is unlikely at best, Jacquard explains, since successful detonation of the bomb - usually the aspect that goes awry in failed attacks - would have almost certainly set off the totality of the charge. The theory that the smaller explosion sought to generate an even larger shock wave in media reports seems...
...Surrounded by towering models of candles and a vast canvas of a moonlit lake, the rink is a surreal spectacle in the midst of Mexico City's grinding traffic, colonial churches, and endless protest marches. To add to the illusion of escape offered by the rink, huge speakers play sweet Spanish ballads as the skaters glide along the white surface...