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...Leung plays Lam, a master burglar out to nick a pair of ultra-valuable currency-printing plates, which, if they fell into the wrong hands, would allow criminal forces to flood the U.S. market with counterfeit bills. That's why both Korean mobsters and "Arab dissenters," in the curious words of Leung's character, are desperate to get their own hands on the goods. (Maybe they've invested heavily in the euro.) Leung nabs them, but on his way to claim his reward from a grateful U.S. government, he's waylaid and re-robbed by rival thief Owen Lee (Richie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Little Touch of Seoul | 2/28/2005 | See Source »

Warren House­, with its tasteful Big Bird-yellow exterior, features a curious musty smell that suits the home of the Celtic Studies and Folklore and Mythology departments. It also boasts a period bathroom, complete with its own pull-chain toilet...

Author: By M. AIDAN Kelly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Architecture Scoped! Harvard's Underground Railroad Stop | 2/24/2005 | See Source »

...suited for casual observers, considering the collection’s origins. Barnet and Burto were initially attracted to Japanese calligraphy without knowing anything about it and have since made themselves experts. The goal of the exhibit is to have visitors reenact the process of the collectors, from unknowing, to curious, to potentially captivated...

Author: By Cara B. Eisenpress, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Calligrapahy Evokes Modern Aesthetic | 2/24/2005 | See Source »

...clitoris is inexplicably located very deep inside her throat, thus she can only achieve orgasm by performing oral sex. After scratching your head and thinking back to high school biology class, there’s only one thing left to do: laugh. And then maybe get curious...

Author: By Laura E. kolbe, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Movie Review | 2/24/2005 | See Source »

...that we use all our energies to find ways to understand each other." Lamar Alexander tried to have it both ways: "I believe it is important that we support our system of trial by jury, even if we have great doubts about an individual result." Jesse Jackson made a curious suggestion, urging Simpson to turn his fame "to a positive use" by launching a drive against domestic violence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RIDING THE BACKLASH | 2/17/2005 | See Source »

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