Word: dan
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...through the trials, with Wilde's libel suit ending without resolution, prompting the Queen to bring up charges of "gross indecency" to court, a result of the evidence provided in Wilde's first trial. Between the first and second trial, we flash forward to a scene between a narrator (Dan Rosenthal '02) and Marvin Taylor (Liz Janiak '03), a New York University professor. Taylor makes it easy to laugh at the implications of Wilde's trials, especially given the pretentious delivery that is reminiscent of a bad English lecture. Yet the time warp does not seem out of place...
Headed by Lincoln, Mass., natives John Linnell and John Flansburgh and supported by Dan Hickey on drums, Dan Miller on lead guitar and Danny Weinkauf on bass, TMBG have gained near-cult popularity in many college circles. With songs ranging from "Birdhouse In Your Soul" to "I Should Be Allowed to Think," the Giants sport a quirky, tongue-in-cheek style that often delights in the silly, binges on esoteric allusion and has an addictive, sophisticated wit. This, coupled with their knack for writing deliciously catchy melodies, is what makes They Might Be Giants irresistible...
Other speakers on the list of finalists included Bono, Bill Cosby, Bill Gates, Bill Murray, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Dan Rather, Dennis Miller, Hilary Clinton, J.K. Rowling, Jerry Seinfeld, John Leguizamo, Maya Angelou and Michael...
...offensive end, Harvard had the hot hand. Prasse-Freeman, who has not been one of the team's offensive leaders this season, hit five three-pointers in the first half alone. Combined with outside shooting from Gellert and captain Dan Clemente, the Crimson shot a blazing 8-of-12 (66.7 percent) from behind the arc in the first half...
...Sullivan said. "He's a marked man. I mean, that's going to happen so it's great to see guys like Pat pick up some scoring, Elliott pick up some scoring... I think our guys have done pretty well the last two games, adjusting to the possibility of Dan being short-circuited...