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...Burma has an ovular face with two dots for eyes and a permanent scowl. In profile, his face appears flat, like a blank wall, except for a bump of a nose and a pipe sticking out of a mouth that never opens, even when speaking. Tardi works in the classic French bandes dessinee style (a close match to the work of Japanese comix master Osamu Tezuka, incidentally) with near-photographic reproductions of backgrounds that the flat, "cartoonish" characters inhabit. The "Tintin" mysteries by Herge are the most famous example of this style, which Tardi updates with the more cynical...
...band take a brief pause from their constant experimental momentum to release their version of a greatest hits record. “2+2=5” recalls the guitar-driven bravado of The Bends and the standout “We Suck Young Blood” envelops a classic Amnesiac sound with pleading anxiety. But the updated aesthetic of the band guarantees no simple hook is left untangled and no sterile melody left emotionless. Speaking of Bush, Yorke is onto the president’s sneaksy ways, crooning to his own son on “Sail...
...Instant classic. The Feb. 1 loss had started Harvard on a 2-8-1 slump to end the regular season, so it was only fitting that the Crimson icemen completed their resurgence against the Big Red—in an epic game, no less, and one that is still on the books as the longest in Harvard history (96:11). Tyler Kolarik played the hero, squeezing the game-winner past All-American goaltender Matt Underhill at 16:11 of the second overtime, giving Harvard its first ECAC title and NCAA tournament berth in nearly a decade...
...Kill Bill: Volume I sounds dangerously close to Charlie’s Angels: There are many martial arts action sequences, all of the main characters are women and one of them is played by Lucy Liu. However, whereas Angels was mindless fun, Kill Bill is an intricate homage to classic themes and styles strung together for the most fun and exciting film of the year. Within the film, one can see hints of Tarantino’s influences and tastes—spaghetti westerns, Hong Kong kung fu, Japanese samurai, anime—all adapted to fit into his unique...
...snowy keyhole sweater,” a confusing mixture of wholesome Christmas-related imagery (snowflakes adorn the front) and typically Victoria’s Secret-style tack (the keyhole neckline) and also the “Christmas tree sweater,” a more classic example of the only-wear-this-once-a-year nature of the holiday sweater purchase. Either way, it’s an ill-advised fashion choice...