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...clichés, Ali's characters spout the requisite quirky homilies: "A blind uncle is better than no uncle"; "Rubbing ashes on your face doesn't make you a saint"; "The jackfruit is still on the tree but already he is oiling his moustache." Chanu, in particular, seems to construct entire monologues out of aphorisms. In Bengali folk theater, that's a tried and tested comedic technique. Here, it's tired and tiring. If you're looking for something with genuine spice, you're better off with Hanif Kureishi's back catalog - or at the curry houses on the real...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Flavor of the Week | 6/8/2003 | See Source »

When Gilligan asked the girls to construct a dialogue with a piece of art, Emma picked a statue and asked: “Are you cold? Would you like some clothes...

Author: By Lauren R. Dorgan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Trailblazer Takes Off | 6/6/2003 | See Source »

...There’s tension between trying to construct Radcliffe as an institute which has both intellectual distinction and is tied in some way to Harvard’s strengths, and trying to maintain an institute which focuses on gender,” she says. “That may be a healthy tension, but I think it may also be a tension that shifts the identity of the Institute...

Author: By Catherine E. Shoichet, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Is This Mission Impossible? | 6/5/2003 | See Source »

...told the story of an unprincipled business associate “who would shake hands on a deal and then construct a rational argument for abandoning...

Author: By Elizabeth S. Widdicombe, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Principles Over Policy for Romney | 6/5/2003 | See Source »

...possibilities under close scrutiny from planners and arts administrators, McCormick and Bergmann say they’d still like to see discussion of a larger performance space than Rieman. McCormick says FAS planners are so concerned with “maintaining the status quo” that plans to construct a new building are unlikely, especially given the current fiscal climate...

Author: By J. hale Russell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Staying on Their Toes | 6/5/2003 | See Source »

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