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...dialogue becomes grating, however, when the film’s characters stop following normal conversation patterns, and instead begin to communicate with speeches that sound like contrived publicity blurbs for art shows. “Your work pushes the boundaries of modern thought, thrusting past the limitations of human emotion and cognition to create the ultimate expression of human consciousness,” Madeleine enthuses to an artist during a show. These kinds of inflated, preposterous mini-monologues quickly grow tiresome, and instead of humorously mocking the bourgeoisie art world, they come across as simply an irksome staple...

Author: By Clio C. Smurro, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: (Untitled) | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

...Asaro padded her hands and knees as soon as she came home from school, securing them in layers of bubble wrap with long strips of duct tape. Then, wearing a sign on her back that read, “World Record in Progress,” she would begin her daily crawl. During these 45-minute training sessions, she sometimes brought her dog along, attaching its leash to a harness on her back. Other days, she asked a friend to walk with...

Author: By Xi Yu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Record Breaker Gets on All Fours for Charity | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

...want to get in the habit of winning things,” Clark said. “If we start getting in the habit of winning Ivy titles, that’s a good thing…but we have to win the first one to begin the habit...

Author: By Eric L. Michel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Plays for Payback, Ivy Title | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

...night of the hunt, the hunters gather together, preparing for their “kill.” Some are shirtless or wearing kilts, all are painted in blue and eager to begin, taunts flying before they even step into the cold November night air. “I’m just afraid I might lose these guys,” retorted Pavel D. Shcherban ’13, this year’s freshman stag...

Author: By Kathryn C. Reed, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Let the Wyld Hunt Begin! | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

China will begin to separate suspects arrested for minor offenses from violent criminals as part of a series of proposed reforms to its detention system announced this week. The system has been under fire for months, following a series of at least 15 suspicious deaths in China's extensive system of prisons and jails this year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Report Released on China's 'Black Jails' | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

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