Word: annelies
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With her half-thriller, half- tearjerker movie Jade Goddess of Mercy, Ann Hui has become the answer to an unlikely question: "What would you get if you combined Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon) and Jane Campion (The Piano)?" One of Hong Kong's few female filmmakers, Hui is best known for character-driven dramas such as July Rhapsody. But partway through Goddess, she gives in to her basic, box-office instinct to deliver what the people want: lots of gunplay...
...other side of Brattle Street, City Sports will move into the storefront above Ann Taylor that was vacated by Utrecht Art Supplies last summer, leaving behind its 16 Dunster St. location by June...
Most frustratingly, being a conservative at Harvard almost inevitably means being ideologically lumped together with other conservatives on and off campus. This is a common liberal rejoinder: “Well, what do you think of Ann Coulter? She’s crazy!” You see, Harvard conservatives don’t just need to defend their personal politics; they must also answer for the perceived crimes of Ann Coulter, Bill O’Reilly and Rush Limbaugh. However, because of Harvard’s immense liberal community, there’s no comparable baggage for campus liberals...
...Pittman said the journal initially had trouble procuring funding due to a dispute over the appropriateness of the term. (The journal eventually garnered funding from the Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus, the Ann Radcliffe Trust, the Harvard Foundation and the Undergraduate Council...
Unlike mainstream courtrooms, this one is hung with Aboriginal paintings; in place of a bench and witness box, comfortable swivel chairs surround an oval table. Magistrate Ann Collins sits with two Koori elders, a police prosecutor, the Koori corrections officer, the court's Koori justice worker and the offender, who is introduced to everyone. Only those who plead guilty to offences less serious than domestic violence, and who want to participate, come before the Koori Court. Once they do, they're encouraged to explain their actions, as are attending friends and relatives. Collins' sentencing options, including jail time...