SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Nachiket Kamatkar completed his undergraduate degree in 2009 at the University of Notre Dame where he majored in Biological Sciences as well as Film, Theatre, and Television. Subsequently, he took a job in New York City with City Year, a non-profit organization whose main goal is to reduce the national high school drop out rate. Nachiket was essentially a teacher’s assistant in an elementary school (PS 75) in the South Bronx, where he dealt with illiteracy, knife fights, and nagging kids—and had a blast. Nachiket then returned to Notre Dame to pursue a Masters in Bioengineering. He will finish in August 2012. Afterwards, he will start a Ph.D program in Biomedical Sciences at Einstein Medical School in the Bronx.
The blank stare of Stephen Meyers (Ryan Gosling) at the end of The Ides of March does more than finalize his transformation from an idealistic mensch to a ruthless and unscrupulous campaign manager. It also tells us that the only remnant left of Meyers is strictly in the superficial: He has literally become a political animal. The Ides of March gives an uncompromising look into the dog-eat-dog world of American politics. The Continue Reading...
