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...ninja looking to shed innocent white blood. This film scores big in bringing to American audiences an Asian male worthy of adoration for his acting, physical presence and charisma. It also should be lauded for its sensitivity in showing a range of Asian faces--not just the exotic lotus blossom of a woman, but tall, short and skinny are all in this film. The supporting cast efforts are strong and add humor and life in places where the film has potential to drag...

Author: By Joyce M. Koh, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Anna and the King a By-the-Numbers Epic | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

...quick double off the bat of Gerald Williams knocked the first string loose. A sacrifice moved the winning run over to third, leaving Rogers unraveling faster than the plot of a Very Special "Blossom." Kenny was hanging by a thin strand--the Metropolitans were a mere 90 feet away from a very long winter...

Author: By Kevin E. Meyers, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Stairway to Kevin: Stick to Chicken and Country Music | 10/21/1999 | See Source »

...anywhere else--not more email terminals, or an open microphone, or another overpriced venture of questionable quality. Just bring in the old standbys. Taco Bell, Subway, Burger King, Boston Market. Enterprises that cater to students' schedules, wallets and tastes. Just show them in and watch the place blossom...

Author: By George W. Hicks, | Title: Livin' La Vida Loker | 10/15/1999 | See Source »

...subject has been handled much better by more sophisticated writers, the author really comes alive in her sharp descriptions of the deadly pettiness of office life: who sits with whom in the company cafeteria; what the people who answer the phones really think; and how a drone can actually blossom into a happy, fulfilled, creative human being...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Ringing For You | 8/23/1999 | See Source »

...their son and Charles' infatuation with Hitler's Germany. But she was capable of quiet rebellion. She made Charles jealous by becoming smitten with French aviator and writer Antoine de St.-Exupery in 1939. In the '50s, as the marriage stagnated, she allowed a friendship with her doctor to blossom into a short-lived affair. But though Anne believed she and Charles were "badly mated," she deliberately chose to play the role of the hero's wife. As her daughter Reeve told Berg, "Mother enjoyed wearing her hair shirt." Reeve wrote in her own memoir, "It was sometimes an uneasy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Love Was The Adventure | 6/14/1999 | See Source »

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