Word: allene
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...return to Billie, and kindles a romance with the dreamgirl of his adolescence as she falls into his life "like an influenza." All the while, Hex and Billie are haunted by the infrequent but always searingly memorable references to Hex's dad, long-deceased ex-nuclear scientist. Allen Raitcliffe. Yet somehow the decisions and bizarre events of the evening seem not at all forced or sudden (until the rather weak ending); the Raitcliffe's story seems predestined, foreordained, and the characters are merely performing their inevitable actions according to plan even when they act illogically...
featuring Woody Allen, Soon-Yi Previn...
...Woody Allen is not someone generally considered predictable, but this scene in Barbara Kopple's rollicking documentary Wild Man Blues reveals a supreme irony. While missing the Academy Awards to go woodwind-shopping might seem eccentric to us, that decision seems supremely predictable to Allen himself. He'll always pick his music over his stardom--it's just that no one in America cares (or even knows) that he plays...
...have sought a deal for her under a molestation rather than rape statute, one carrying a maximum penalty of 15 months rather than 89 months. She has begun reminding people that Vili was the "aggressor" in their relationship and that without violence there can be no rape. But David Allen, a Seattle criminal-defense attorney, says, "Molestation is a different crime, involving touching or fondling. Rape of a child in Washington is defined as any penetration, however slight. It's age-driven, and who the aggressor is or whether it's consensual doesn't matter...
Under the direction of Dr. S. Allen Counter, the Foundation's programs have expanded dramatically. "Cultural Rhythms," the annual student showcase of cultural and artistic performances, has sold out at the Sanders Theatre box office in all recent years. This year's performance, hosted by actress Halle Berry, had more student groups performing than ever before...