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...carefully brushed his teeth, checked his ammunition and then looked over a map with his men, U.S. Marine Lieut. Colonel Bryan P. McCoy, 40, announces the day's activity as if he were running a fishing club. "We're going chumming," he announces. "We're going to throw some bait into the water and see if the sharks will come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: With The Troops: Armed with Their Teeth | 4/14/2003 | See Source »

...HOURS. This adaptation of Michael Cunningham’s Pulitzer-winning novel is unapologetically Oscar bait, backed by a triumvirate of A-list actresses (Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore). Yet for a film of its ostensible weight, The Hours certainly takes easy shots at its lead trio—three colossally boring straw women who rediscover their lost vitality in drearily obvious ways as the picture progresses. Perhaps The Hours’ greatest value rests in its side-by-side comparison of Moore, the greatest actress of her generation, and Streep, the most acclaimed actress of hers; when judged...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: LISTINGS -- April 11 to 17, 2003 | 4/11/2003 | See Source »

...HOURS. This adaptation of Michael Cunningham’s Pulitzer-winning novel is unapologetically Oscar bait, backed by a triumvirate of A-list actresses (Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore). Yet for a film of its ostensible weight, The Hours certainly takes easy shots at its lead trio—three colossally boring straw women who rediscover their lost vitality in drearily obvious ways as the picture progresses. Perhaps The Hours’ greatest value rests in its side-by-side comparison of Moore, the greatest actress of her generation, and Streep, the most acclaimed actress of hers; when judged...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Listings, April 4-10 | 4/4/2003 | See Source »

Undoubtedly, proponents of “intelligent design” will take this column as an invitation to public debate. But I hope the public does not take the bait. The University may be a marketplace of ideas, but the truly senseless ones should be ignored...

Author: By Jonathan H. Esensten, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Death to Intelligent Design | 3/31/2003 | See Source »

...proud to do it if he'd show me how, so he did." Both men enjoyed themselves that evening, as other patrons stopped by their table to wish them well. Afterward, Franks gave TIME his review: "Terry Bradshaw was not far from the truth when he talked about eating bait...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The General: Straight Shooter | 3/17/2003 | See Source »

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