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...Country for Old Men” comes immediately to mind—move the action to Texas, ramp up the violence; nothing more complicated than that. But other than the aforementioned passage, and a frankness about various bodily functions, Johnson’s stylistic fingerprints are conspicuously absent from the novel.But “Nobody Move” doesn’t work as a parody either. Johnson never mocks or inflates the stock traits of noir or pulp any more than they would ordinarily mock and inflate themselves. If anything, the one implicit joke is on the author; there...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Johnson Does Noir | 5/5/2009 | See Source »

...Notably absent from the NCNA's membership are Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, (her former running mate, McCain, is a member), former Speaker Newt Gingrich, GOP chairman Michael Steele and potential 2012 presidential candidates Governors Mark Sanford of South Carolina and Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota. Gingrich already leads his own such group, as does the Republican National Committee and former RNC chairman Ed Gillespie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The GOP Plans a Rebirth, with Pepperoni and Protests | 5/4/2009 | See Source »

...Redskins, Tucker took up journalism and writes occasionally for SI.com. He also sometimes hosts for Sirius NFL Radio, and he co-founded a high school recruiting website called GoBig Recruiting. If it’s not football, it’s a business career focused around football.Sadly absent from any NFL rosters is Clifton Dawson ’07, who was released by the Colts in March after being shuffled between Indianapolis and the Bengals.So as Pizzotti and Bryant embark on the road from the Ivy League to the NFL, they should know that the journey is no easy task...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: DIX' SPORTING GOODS: From the Ancient Eight to the NFL | 4/29/2009 | See Source »

Notice his shout out to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, conspicuously absent from his first email. FlyBy wonders if this caused any unrest within the Registrar this past week. He also really went for conciseness here, cutting out "Friday" when referencing "May 29th" (a whole week after finals are over!  First agenda for the summer, eh?), and saying "I encourage you to complete all of your evaluations this term" instead of "I encourage you to complete evaluations for all of your courses this term"--saving you one word of reading...

Author: By Aparicio J. Davis | Title: Barry Kane Watch: Accept and Enjoy | 4/28/2009 | See Source »

...notion that individuals have a right to a home is somehow strangely absent,” she said...

Author: By Catherine A Morris, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Panel Discusses Foreclosure | 4/28/2009 | See Source »

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