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...last week’s, “The Rite Words in the Rote Order: Poetry in a Life,” breathless first-years and English-department luminaries alike were captivated by Heaney’s deft weaving of lighthearted anecdotes with serious exploration of poetry’s role in the everyday...
...Cartoon Books), Bone combines the humor and look of early Disney movies with the scope of the Lord of the Rings cycle. A former animator, Smith draws characters that are both cute and scary, and he infuses every panel with dynamic energy. While children will read Bone for its breathless adventure and sight gags, older kids and adults will appreciate the themes of blind fanaticism and corrupting power. You might want to bone up on it. --By Andrew Arnold
...tape played to the jury last week, a breathless and intoxicated Pring-WIlson can be heard telling police that he had just witnessed a stabbing and that the perpetrators had “fucking...
...felt to work with her co-star, fellow "legend" NICOLE KIDMAN, 37. Bacall, who also shared the screen with the waifish Cold Mountain star in last year's Dogville, replied that "[Kidman's] not a legend. She's a beginner." The dig seemed to be aimed more at the breathless journalist than at Oscar winner Kidman--Bacall later said the two have "a fabulous relationship both onscreen and off." It's just that to be a legend, the blunt Bacall explained, "you have to be older." Now, that whippersnapper Meryl Streep--she's getting there...
...Eisner awards for "Best Cartoonist" and "Best Writer/Artist," Smith draws panels that put more energy into a single line than many comics put into entire books. The action sequences, like the one where two dim-witted rat creatures chase the Bones through a precarious rock face, leave you near breathless with their dynamism. Even simple dialogue sequences stay visually interesting thanks to the expressiveness that Smith, a former animator, puts into his work. This key aspect of Smith's work makes "Bone" much more accessible to kids at a beginning reading level. One can easily see it as a conduit...