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...modern New Yorkers. With these uninteresting and overly philosophical characters, there’s not much with which the actors can work. Streep—whose character does not serve any real purpose after the midpoint of the film—does use her clever comedic timing to depict Lisa’s delectable character nuances. However, Streep’s lack of physical comedy limits her full embodiment of the often-frazzled Lisa. Likewise, Thurman’s radiant glow works well in the beginning, but Thurman never gains depth past that surface glow. Only newcomer Greenberg really draws...

Author: By Kathleen A. Fedornak, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Prime | 10/26/2005 | See Source »

...violent interpretation is the correct one. In fact, the piece may allude to an ancient Chinese legend about a tigress adopting a human baby. The early bronze workers certainly knew how to convey animal brutality when they wanted to, as illustrated in two small ornaments nearby that depict fierce tigers attacking defenseless deer. The museum also features an exceptional collection of tomb figures, or mingqi, especially from the Han dynasty (206 B.C. to 220 A.D.). The Han believed that humans have both a physical life (po) and a spiritual one (hun), and that at death the two go their separate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Random Passions | 10/4/2005 | See Source »

...Take the cover image, for example. It depicts a scene in the book where Delisle visits the "Children's Palace," a school for gifted children. He depicts row upon row of near identical girls playing an accordion concert with rictus grins across their face, "as though the thin veneer of their smiles were proof that these young prodigies were flourishing here." Yes it looks horrible, but no more so than one of those frightening children's beauty contests made popular in the southern U.S. Or on a broader scale, Delisle does an outstanding job of depicting North Korea's relentless...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Ming to Kim | 9/23/2005 | See Source »

...violent interpretation is the correct one. In fact, the piece may allude to an ancient Chinese legend about a tigress adopting a human baby. The early bronze workers certainly knew how to convey animal brutality when they wanted to, as illustrated in two small ornaments nearby that depict fierce tigers attacking defenseless deer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Random Passions | 9/19/2005 | See Source »

...This week the first anniversary of the crisis will be formally marked with speeches and ceremonies in the old school gymnasium. A monument, which locals say will include a gold-painted structure said to depict a tree of life, will be unveiled at the cemetery where most casualties are buried. Next week, two new schools will open, one with tennis courts and the other with a pool. After a year of near-total silence, Putin has said he will meet a vociferously critical group of mothers who lost children in the tragedy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dark Memories | 8/29/2005 | See Source »

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