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...four pitchers in the league in strikeouts. Bulldog ace Josh Sowers—whose twin brother Jeremy was picked sixth overall in the 2004 Major League Baseball draft by Cleveland—leads the pack with 42 strikeouts in 39.2 innings. Yale hurlers Jon Hollis, Mike Mongiardini, and Alec Smith round out the league strikeout leaders...
...replace him; he played the sleuth in 22 films, until his death in 1947. Wong had played Fu Manchu's daughter in 1931, but the following year, when MGM made The Mask of Fu Manchu, that role went to caucasian Myrna Loy, Katharine Hepburn, Walter Huston, Jerry Lewis, Alec Guinness, Shirley MacLaine all applied Oriental makeup for mainstream movies. It wasn't until the late 60s, when Americans were seeing East Asians on their TV screens every night, that Hollywood finally renounced this sorry tendency...
...furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Alec Soth has had quite a year. In March, the 35-year-old American photographer's pictures of life on the Mississippi River were the hit of the Whitney Biennial in New York City. In June, he was made a nominee of Magnum Photos - the first step to becoming a full...
...does Willem Dafoe in a brief cameo as a tabloid editor. It was great to see Alan Alda back on the big screen with a fairly meaty role as a senator who is out to get Hughes. And if nothing else, The Aviator reiterates that having Ian Holm and Alec Baldwin on screen, if only briefly, is nearly always worthwhile. Unfortunately, Cate Blanchett’s portrayal of Katharine Hepburn doesn’t fare as well—within five seconds of her appearance she was grating on my nerves. If the real Hepburn was as annoying...
...Alec Soth has had an enviable year. In March, the 35-year-old American photographer's pictures of life on the Mississippi were the hit of the Whitney Biennial in New York City. In June, he was made a nominee of Magnum Photos-the first step to becoming a full member of the prestigious co-operative, and the photography equivalent of landing a junior fellowship at Oxford. Then, in August, his book Sleeping by the Mississippi was published to widespread acclaim (the Washington Post spoke reverently of Soth's "Old Master formality"). The next stop is England, where Soth...