Frank Wagner writes: “Years ago, I saw an early scene in a British (probably) movie in which a young barrister must cross-examine a witness at a trial because his Queen’s Counsel is suddenly indisposed. The young man uses his experience with betting on horses at the track to expose the witness’s lies and win the case. Can anyone identify the movie?”
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Click here for the November-December 2019 issue table of contents
Winners across five categories, from commentary on Gaza to criticism on public architecture
Michael Luo ’98 on the first great wave of immigration—and of nativist anti-immigrant reaction
An experimental percussionist-composer pushing the limits of music
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences discusses classroom conversations, boosts aid, addresses discipline—and faces austerity
Explaining taxi and ambulance drivers’ protection against Alzheimer’s disease.
