Word: darkness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Buffy drives home, forlorn, after a particularly wrenching scene with Angel; teardrop face framed in the windshield under a rain-dark sky. It's a lovely television moment, and the addition of Alison Krauss & Union Station's wistful, wispy "It Doesn't Matter" touches it with greatness...
...Vampire Slayer keeps a close eye on its soundtrack and has now culled 17 choice songs for an official Buffy album. The surprise is that it's fairly cohesive and quite good, with songs featuring solid bass, wicked guitar and plenty of longing. The album's overall pulse is dark, from Garbage's deservedly well-known "Temptation Waits" to Christophe Beck's subtle "Close Your Eyes (Buffy-Angel Love Theme)." Standout cuts include Krauss crossover bluegrass, Velvet Chain's vibrating "Strong," The Sundays' "Wild Horses," and Kim Ferron's moderately cheery "Nothing but You." Bif Naked, whose very convenient Buffy...
...dance some of the finest moves of the 1920s with fellow "big galloofs." They will learn new heights of preppiness, hopping taxis to get to whatever downtown big-shot wants them, and how to tie a bow-tie without a mirror. Surely they will learn how to guzzle the Dark and Stormy, the drink of choice for the Kroks when they visit Bermuda, which they do every spring break. They will learn how to make audiences laugh and how to raise hairs on spines. But in all likelihood, they won't really learn what it is they have done, what...
...occasional snow day with nothing more important to do than slide down a steep hill on a snow tube and settle down with a steaming cup of hot chocolate. Maybe a day or two spent freezing your toes off at the ski slopes. But wait 'til it gets dark at 4:30 p.m. and there is nothing better to do than stay inside and do homework or watch TV. That's why I hate winter...
These actions are not justified, for all they accomplish is the alienation of many in the Harvard community, including those fumbling in dark closets...