Word: creation
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...urge to tinker with the genes of offspring may not be far behind. As Cambridge molecular biologist Graeme Mitchison says, "We can all be beautiful--no baldness, no wimps with glasses, no knobby knees." Olivia Judson, author of a forthcoming book called Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice for All Creation, begs to differ: "If there is such hostility to genetically modified soya, it doesn't bode well for genetically modified people...
...flygirls are not an entirely new creation: the original script by Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice calls for a small group of singer-dancers called "Soul Girls" to appear ever so often in the show. However, it was James A. Carmichael '01, the choreographer for this production of Jesus Christ Superstar, who really gave the "Soul Girls" some soul: he added a dash of 'tude, a handful of sexy moves, and really transformed them into the hot-n-spicy, no-holds-barred flygirls they are today. (That's fly with a "ph," as in "Phlygurlz," their self-proclaimed...
...Unfortunately, the use of famous voices to attract general audiences in America degrades the brilliance of what is, on its own, a wonderful film, and interferes with the creation of a captivating fantasy. Several of the vocal performances are wonderful, such as Billy Crudup as Ashitaka and Gillian Anderson as Moro the Wolf Goddess. Crudup is entirely believable, sounding in turn appropriately brave, vulnerable, and kind. Gillian Anderson's voice is altered here, designed to sound more godlike (the effect succeeds). Her growling tones are menacing and eerie, and her Moro is as intelligently complex as many of the human...
...Sure the religious themes of loss and redemption may not be original, but Scorsese's creation bleeds Frank Pierce and the nighttime world of New York City with all its grotesque beauty and pain. This film needs no savior, but it still owes a lot of its moving power to its star, Nicolas Cage, who finally takes a break' from all of Joel Bruckheimer's testosterone flicks and returns to an actor's movie, one that can showcase his intensity and expressive range. Cage has found the perfect vehicle to display his talent as another less glorious, but equally moving...
...CITYHOME Initiative report, the trust said it has spent $20.15 million on affordable housing initiatives since the program began in July 1995. That translates to the preservation or creation of 1,761 affordable housing units, according to City Manager Robert W. Healy...