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...strain the limits even of poetic license. “They left like young autumn octopuses,” she writes of “The Infant Scholars.” Mere originality is not noteworthy. And “originality” so overtly forced is overbearing and dull. Even less convincing are the attempts scattered throughout “The Abbatoir” at accompanying the themes and motifs of animals, the elemental and the bona fide American, with a feigned exoticism. This takes the form of meaningless phrases that refer to “Abroad?...
...comparison, Madoff's life was as dull as an old penny, with just the one wife, Ruth, who after withdrawing an "emergency" $15 million late last year before her husband confessed to his decades-long lie, is fighting to hold on to what is now "her" $7 million East 64th Street penthouse and other cash and assets totally $62 million...
...Lovers” sees Phoenix moping around Brighton Beach, spouting bad lines. Similarly, there’s also some very inventive sound editing; in the opening scene, where Leonard throws himself into Sheepshead Bay, the ambient noise fades out and we’re surrounded by dull, claustrophobic thumps, richly evocative of Leonard’s mental walls as well as the physical ones of his parents’ apartment. (Gray pulls the same trick during a rain-soaked car chase scene in “We Own the Night.”)Unlike his marginally superior previous effort, which...
...interesting as Prince's new music is likely to be - through all of his experiments and career meandering, he's never made a dull album - the marriage of musician and retailer is just as intriguing. The upside for Prince is obvious: in an era when record sales continue to slide, there's nothing quite as sweet as cash up-front, even if it does mean your face on a big cardboard display right next to the Swiffer. For Target, there's a small element of brand burnishing - Prince likes us! - but the music is primarily just one more product...
...lead the program at this point, it is very difficult for younger players or freshman players to take on that kind of challenge,” Amaker said.But the freshmen on the team have excelled beyond expectation. While their shining moment may seem like a dull ray of light, due to the fact that they are playing because of injuries to the upperclassmen, being pushed has brought out their raw talent.Freshman Max Kenyi has given Harvard valuable minutes at point guard, while freshmen Peter Swiatek and Hugh Martin have gotten their feet wet in the front court. The other first...