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Written and drawn by a woman, Wataru Yoshizumi, "Marmalade Boy" has a beguiling comedic charm that make it entertaining even to those beyond its target demographic. It begins when Miki Koishikawa nearly drops dead of shame as her parents announce they are switching partners with another couple, the Matsuuras, and that everyone will live together in a big house. But trouble really begins when she meets their son, Yuu, the dreamiest, most exasperating boy on planet earth! Even after 200 pages the complications have only just begun. The remaining seven volumes will appear on a bi-monthly basis starting with...
...third time was again the charm for the Crimson as it broke open a scoreless game with a solo shot by Goldberg. Koral went three for four with one run, helping Harvard put up four runs in the next two innings. Freshman Cecily Gordon had two RBIs and two runs in going two-for-three at the plate, helping put the game out of reach. Guy earned the win by allowing only one run in five innings of work...
...marriage. Marriage is in fact one of the biggest jokes in the whole movie. In the film’s beguiling worldview, young infatuation is pure and real, unsullied by the nuptial-obsession of elders (Caroline, Sam’s family). We can appreciate Ringwald’s youthful charm and honesty anew, and see how she stands head-and-shoulders above the curent crop of teen movie queens/Maxim models...
...into the Foreign Service. Picking at a piece of pizza, she remembers he said he needed a wife who was flexible, someone who would never be tied down to a single city because of her career. His wife would don a winning smile and fitted, colored dresses, and her charm and etiquette would grace the numerous lavish parties that he held at the embassy...
Knowing that I was sleeping in the prince's old bedroom, where he spent his twilight years reliving old glories and plotting who knows what intrigues under the watchful eye of the government, added to the Souvannaphoum's mildewy colonial charm. As did the chilled bottles of Beer Lao served up by the smiling bellboy...