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...Seattle, where it rains often, this detail-oriented guy never seems to remember his raincoat or umbrella. Then there's the matter of the family. What has rendered them so friendless? Only once does someone call to inquire why they haven't been around. The mailman doesn't appear. No one drops by to ask the kids to play. And then there's the robbers: a bunch of psychos who invade a home but pose no sexual menace to their female captives. The dog begins yapping at an inconvenient moment, and we fear more for him than for his owners...
...this 2006 season, nine has been a lucky number. Coming off a ninth-place showing in the first event of the season at the St. Lawrence Carnival, the Crimson repeated the feat last weekend, finishing ninth at the Vermont Carnival at Mount Mansfield Saturday. Although ninth place may not appear to be a huge success for the young Harvard ski program, the back-to-back ninth place performances are a step in the right direction. “We’re a growing program moving forward against incredibly formidable teams, with skiers that compete on either...
...score of “The New World” are beautifully done, and Kilcher’s exquisite acting shines, but the film remains unsatisfying and static.The constant pans of sunsets over rivers and birds rising into a gray sky get dull after the first few times they appear. Even the understated quality of the interactions between Pocahontas and Smith appear a little contrived. After all, what two people really maintain a relationship by sitting and staring at each other in loving silence?Malick attempts to convey his message about love and colonialism through symbolism rather than dialogue. Smith...
...provincial Danish newspaper caricaturing the Prophet Muhammad seems to fit the term with depressing accuracy. It's a case of the hard-fought right to free expression banging up against Muslims' conviction that states ought to punish anyone who insults the Prophet. And so far, all the protagonists appear ready to ride their principles to Armageddon...
...months before the new government takes office, and funding will continue in the interim. Earlier in the day, at a meeting of European foreign ministers in Brussels, the Europeans insisted they won't fund a Palestinian government whose leaders have not renounced violence and recognized Israel. But they did appear inclined to give Hamas time to change its behavior under threat of losing the funding that keeps the Palestinian Authority functioning...