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...frontal lobe is the seat of concentration and attention; the limbic system is where powerful feelings, including rapture, are processed. More revealing is the fact that at the same time these regions flash to life, another important region--the parietal lobe at the back of the brain--goes dim. It's this lobe that orients the individual in time and space. Take it off-line, and the boundaries of the self fall away, creating the feeling of being at one with the universe. Combine that with what's going on in the other two lobes, and you can put together...
...spot in the Ivies, however, it still could have racked up enough strong non-conference victories to remain in contention for one of the at-large bids. (The squad has failed to defeat a ranked opponent thus far this season, making its at-large prospects dim, but in theory the point still stands.) This makes every league and non-league game crucial, as each contest can have its own unique bearing on the squad’s postseason prospects...
...blame: kidnappings, killings and sabotage have driven out aid agencies and private contractors. The Bush Administration has managed to spend about $1 billion of the $18.4 billion Congress appropriated for reconstruction a year ago. And plenty more may be required to stabilize Iraq--a prospect that seems particularly dim in the midst of a presidential campaign in which neither candidate seems willing to call for more sacrifices from the American people or prepare them for the likelihood that the violence will get worse before it gets better. With so many tough decisions ahead, that may prove to be the biggest...
Mostly, though, John Sayles' new movie is an uninvolving muddle. At his best, which is often very good (Sunshine State, Men with Guns, Lone Star), Sayles is a master of the multilayered, multicharacter narrative, taking a dim but not entirely hopeless view of human nature. This time, though, he is betrayed by a languid style (long, distancing Steadicam takes) and a group of good actors who resolutely refuse to take charge of their characters' destinies or the plot's point. Aside from a couple of energetic performances by Richard Dreyfuss and Daryl Hannah, the actors stand around doing exposition...
...this principally through his near-prodigal cartooning talents. As attested by his numerous Harvey and Eisner awards for "Best Cartoonist" and "Best Writer/Artist," Smith draws panels that put more energy into a single line than many comics put into entire books. The action sequences, like the one where two dim-witted rat creatures chase the Bones through a precarious rock face, leave you near breathless with their dynamism. Even simple dialogue sequences stay visually interesting thanks to the expressiveness that Smith, a former animator, puts into his work. This key aspect of Smith's work makes "Bone" much more accessible...