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...women: do they get to talk? Yes, and when they do a small smile plays on their faces, as if they know that their matters of the heart will create more joy and crush more souls than "Das Kapital." Yes, their coquettery and evasions can exasperate men looking for an unequivocal answer to riddles of life and love. And when men have triumphed in their arguments with women, the women play their ace: they say, as Molly Bloom did, "Yes." This is the last word of the first and third "Utopia" plays; in each case it is spoken indulgently...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Old Feeling: Theater Past, Theater Perfect | 11/24/2002 | See Source »

...She’s just like no guard I’ve ever had,” Delaney-Smith said. “She can single-handedly crush a defense...

Author: By Sean W. Coughlin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Women’s basketball poised to dominate ivies | 11/20/2002 | See Source »

Their hairdos were lacquered helmets seemingly designed to crush thoughts about anything more complicated than the cheese dip's texture. Their faces were masks, the makeup preventing any expression broader than a polite smile. Their bodies were encased in push-up bras and grasping girdles, choking any hint of untoward sexual expression...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: A Heaven of Magnificent Obsessions | 11/18/2002 | See Source »

True Potter fans have crushes on one or two of the minor characters. It’s not acceptable to just have a crush on Harry. Everyone loves Harry. No, to be hardcore you have to get more intimate with the characters. A friend of mine idolizes Lee Jordan, the rarely-mentioned Quidditch announcer, while I prefer the scraggly Professor Lupin, despite his tendency to turn into a wolf at inopportune moments...

Author: By Sarah M. Seltzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harry and Me | 11/14/2002 | See Source »

...Harvard women’s soccer team’s Ivy title hopes came to an end on Saturday when Princeton topped Cornell 2-0 as expected. Then to make matters worse, Dartmouth defeated Harvard 1-0 a day later to crush any sense of security the Crimson might have had in earning an NCAA tournament berth...

Author: By David R. De remer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Soccer Ivy Title Hopes Dashed | 11/4/2002 | See Source »

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