AP PHOTO Movies: The Seagull Book: He: a Novel by John Connolly Music: All I See Is War by Sevendust Wine: The New Face of Dão Travelog: the new Norwegian Bliss cruise ship Macau Daily Times | Edition 3045 | 11 May 2018 THE GRADUATE #MeToo & U This graduation season at universities, the podium is all hers X2 PÁTIO DA ILUSÃO illusion NEWS OF THE WORLD Collin Binkley, AP or the first time in at least two decades, the majority of the nation’s Ftop colleges are featuring wo- Amid #MeToo, more colleges host women as graduation speakers men as their spring commen- cement speakers, a shift that industry experts credit to the wave of female empowerment that has fueled the #MeToo AP PHOTO movement. Yale is bringing Hillary Clin- ton. MIT will host Sheryl San- dberg. Vanderbilt landed Amal Clooney, while Dartmouth chose Mindy Kaling. Overall, women account for nearly 60 percent of the speakers at the 25 schools that have the largest endowmen- ts and traditionally carry the clout to draw big names to the lectern. By contrast, women made up just a quarter of the speakers at those schools over the previous 19 years, accor- ding to an Associated Press analysis of university records. Companies that are hired to find speakers say they’ve seen a surge in requests for women at the same time that the #Me- Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney Too movement has shed light on sexual misconduct from quests from schools and other advance, competing for promi- in the U.S. Navy and a Filipi- le talking about this,” said Don Hollywood to Capitol Hill. clients have been for women. nent figures that will impress na American, will speak at the Epstein, CEO of the Greater Demand has grown so quickly “We’re digging deep into our alumni and prospective stu- University of Texas, Austin. Talent Network, a New York that some say they’re strug- reservoir of resources.” dents. As ceremonies unfold in co- agency owned by United Ta- gling to keep up. Speakers chosen this year ming weeks, experts say gra- lent Agency. “The public is fi- “There’s been a much bigger chools contacted by the AP include women from politi- duates can expect to hear nally saying enough, we want push to bring in white females, Ssaid the #MeToo movement cs, business, athletics and the speeches on equality, inclusi- to hear about it.” black females — anyone other didn’t directly influence their arts, and many reflect diversi- vity and other topics that mi- Outside the richest schools, than a white male,” said Ri- decisions, but some said it mi- ty beyond their gender. Film ght have been seen as too thor- many of this year’s marquee chard Schelp, owner of Execu- ght have been on the minds of director Ava DuVernay will be ny in the past. speakers are also women. tive Speakers Bureau in Mem- students who help pick fina- the first woman of color to give “Because there’s so much Queen Latifah is headed to phis, Tennessee, where 40 lists. Many start looking for Cornell’s speech in a decade. demand out there, I think Rutgers University’s Newark percent of recent booking re- speakers more than a year in Raquel Bono, a vice admiral they’re much more comfortab- campus. Wesleyan University DRIVE IN Jake Coyle, AP Film Writer roductions of Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull” al- HE EAGULL A LIVELY BUT UNEVEN HEKHOV ADAPTATION Pmost always tip too far into farce ‘T S ’ C or wade too deeply into trage- dy, unable to sustain the play’s elusive balancing act. Michael Mayer’s lush and lively big-s- creen adaption is unfortunately AP PHOTO no exception. On the plus side, Mayer, a ve- teran theater director, has if anything leaned more into the comic nature of “The Seagull.” Chekhov whose play was first performed in 1896, did indeed call it a comedy. That makes this “Seagull” a kind of flipside to Sidney Lumet’s dull and slug- gish 1968 version, essentially the only other significant film adap- tation of one of Chekhov’s most beloved works. Working from a script by Ste- phen Karam, Mayer seems eager to swing entirely in the other di- rection — perhaps too eager. His “Seagull,” the director’s third feature film (“Flicka,” ‘’A Home Annette Bening in a scene from “The Seagull” at the End of the World”), shrinks some of the play’s dialogue, rob- bing it of its rhythm, while never “The Seagull” is set around the stage and she brings along her love runs rampart in “The Sea- one at home in their role is Be- “The Seagull,” a Sony Pic- resting his ever-moving camera Treplev family estate (a glorious lover, the celebrated writer Boris gull.” (It also afflicts Elisabeth ning, who has recently, as Gloria tures Classics release, is rated nor quieting its ever-stirring score. lakeside upstate New York man- Trigorin (Corey Stoll), whose pre- Moss’ Masha). Characters, many Grahame in “Film Stars Don’t PG-13 by the Motion Picture For a distinctly Russian play, he’s sion doubles for rural Russia) sence in the provincial household of them knowingly, are the hel- Die in Liverpool” and in “Being Association of America for made a notably American film, where Irina Arkadina (Annette Be- begets numerous anxieties. pless victims of the fluctuations Julia,” proven exceptional at por- “some mature thematic ele- pleasantly unstuffy (there are no ning) has come to visit her brother, Trigorin’s success is the envy of of their self-defeating heart — traying the waning glamour and ments, a scene of violence, forced accents here and the lan- Sorin (Brian Dennehy), and her Konstantin, who soon finds his especially when mixed with growing distress of divas late drug use, and partial nudity.” guage is more colloquial) but also brooding aspiring playwright son, sweetheart, Nina Zarechnaya potentially misguided artistic in life. She’s funny and broken Running time: less substantial and lacking the Konstantin (Billy Howle). Irina is (Saoirse Ronan), is lured by the ambitions. at once, perfectly poised in that 98 minutes. tenor of Chekhov’s music. an aging actress of the Moscow preying Trigorin. Unrequited It’s a talented cast but the only Chekhovian limbo. 11.05.2018 fri sity-wide graduation ceremo- nies, the AP analysis counted less formal class day or senior Amid #MeToo, more colleges host women as graduation speakers day speeches that are typically organized by students. Yale, which has brought five women to its class day over the past 20 years, said administrators usually play only a small role. A few colleges have brought a rough balance of men and women in recent decades. At Dartmouth College and Duke University, women account for 40 percent of spring speakers since 1999. Dartmouth offi- cials attribute it to a wide pool of successful female gradua- tes, along with some schedu- ling luck. At Vanderbilt, which has been bringing speakers for 15 years, 60 percent have been women. Provost Susan Wente credits the committee of stu- dents that helps pick finalists. “That student advisory group is diverse amongst itself,” she said. “They have consistently produced a slate of finalists Actress Mindy Kaling Queen Latifah that are also diverse.” Epstein, whose company in Connecticut will hear from Colleges say they strive for schools to seek alumni or by scheduling conflicts. Still, worked with about 30 colle- Anita Hill, who has become a diversity but face tough com- others who won’t charge a fee. they showcase diversity in ge commencements this year, #MeToo icon for her 1991 tes- petition for a small pool of Still, some schools have brou- other ways, spokesman Dennis said demand for women has timony accusing then-Supre- speakers. And while more wo- ght far fewer women than their Brown said. Class valedicto- been growing over the last me Court nominee Clarence men have joined the speaking peers. A handful of colleges rians, who also speak at gra- year — and is still mounting Thomas of sexual harassment. industry in recent years, ex- have brought just three in the duation, have been women five as schools begin planning for It’s a stark contrast with perts say they remain widely past two decades, including of the past 10 years, he said. next year. past years that saw few fe- outnumbered by men. Harvard University and the “Our graduates do hear from “I think we’re just scratching male speakers. In 2007, for universities of Notre Dame, a variety of voices, including the surface here,” he said. “This example, only two of the 25 ringing celebrity speakers Michigan and Pennsylvania. women and people of color,” is not a flash in the pan. This is richest schools chose women. Bcan also carry a hefty Notre Dame officials said he said. a long-term issue that’s going In 2003, none of the eight Ivy cost — sometimes upward of they look for a mix of speakers In cases where schools don’t to be around for a long time, League schools did. USD100,000 — leading many but are sometimes thwarted have speakers at their univer- until there’s real equality.” BOOK IT tTUNES ‘THE SEAGULL’ A LIVELY BUT UNEVEN CHEKHOV ADAPTATION CONNOLLY REIMAGINES COMEDIAN SEVENDUst POLISHED, HEAVY AND STAN LAUREL IN ‘HE’ MELODIC ON NEW ALBUM lthough never referred nius, inspiring awe and jealou- here are some people who sneer at to by name, the he of the sy among his fellow comics. hard rockers Sevendust, expressing AP PHOTO A AP PHOTO eponymous “he” is comedian “Chaplin is different, touched Tdislike for the metal band for its lighter Stan Laurel, who with Oliver by a god, but which god? There tones and stylistic changes.