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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...times mesmerizing, narrative worlds. In "Disappearance I," for example, she envisions a future in which the right to sleep has been legislated away. The narrator's occupation? A Dreamer, literally someone who dreams for everyone else. Yet seemingly mundane situation, such as befriending a pooch in "The 24-Hour Dog," are approached with equally fresh and keen perception. Winterson's quick scene changes, especially apparent in the latter story, can be jarring. But in another sense, it is as if she is a Cubist painter presenting varied perspectives in an attempt to avoid cliche and whisk you to the "other...

Author: By Gregory J. Wrenn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bloody, Beautiful Book | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

...silly rubbery monsters, not the fearsome feline-race implied by the Confederation's dread. Similarly, the scarce combat sequences are unspectacular. In fact, the combat usually consists of the heroes shooting at tiny targets on a screen, then flying back to base. There is little of the close-up dog fighting that could have brought at least some suspense to the action scenes...

Author: By Brian R. Walsh, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Fly By | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

...biting satire and political commentary of Wag The Dog seems tame next to Kubricks apocalyptic fairy tale, Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Even the most sexually-driven movies today, from Basic Instinct to Dangerous Creatures, look childish next to the sophisticated eroticism of Kubrick's Lolita--an eroticism created through words and glances and not a single scene of naked flesh. As for violence, a director like Quentin Tarantino is put to shame when one looks at the cold but gleeful presentation of crime and pain in A Clockwork Orange, which...

Author: By David Kornhaber, | Title: KUBRICK: A RETROSPECTIVE | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

While most of the 20-odd dogs who congreate on the Leverett Path belong to neighborhood residents who have no affiliation with Harvard, Quincy and Leverrett House pets have been known to mingle with the common canines. Shooting the shit--while taking care not to step in the same--their masters have also come to know each other. Conversation's easy when everyone has a four- legged ice-breaker. "You usually know the dog's name before you learn the owner's says Cicre's owner who later introduced herself as Eve Porter...

Author: By S. L. Gore, | Title: pathway prattle | 3/18/1999 | See Source »

...life on the dog path isn't just a happy game of fetch; scandal surrounds these quadrupeds. The latest buzz concerns a former regular, the now infamous Acey. A few weeks ago, the rambunctious golden retriever allegedly jumped up on a pregnant assistant district attorney of Massachusetts. The expectant mother became upset. Doggie gossip spreads like wild-fire: while the victims returned to court, the community found Acey guilty without a trial. Just the other night, Porter and fellow path denizen Rick Lamb rehashed the incident in hushed tones as a Harvard student hurried past. Watching his dachshund chase after...

Author: By S. L. Gore, | Title: pathway prattle | 3/18/1999 | See Source »

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