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...reveals itself as a gentle comedy of community. Prodded by the town doctor (Patricia Clarkson), Gus and his pregnant wife Karin (Emily Mortimer) figure out that for Lars, Bianca is not a sex object but a love object--an outlet for the tenderness he has never been able to express and that his indulgent friends are thrilled to see bloom. Most movies celebrate the journey to another place. Lars pursues the counterargument--that most of us are defined by our past; we are where we've been. Nancy Oliver, the screenwriter, also wrote five episodes of the HBO series...
...This past summer, some other Harvard student posted on Washington Craigslist to express his desire for a woman whose “brains match her beauty.” I responded: “Hey! I’m not very smart, but then again I’m pretty ugly, so I guess my brains matches my beauty. Actually maybe not, because my ugliness is so great.” To my chagrin, he wrote back...
DISSENTING OPINIONS: Occasionally, The Crimson Staff is divided about the opinion we express in a staff editorial. In these cases, dissenting staff members have the opportunity to express their opposition to staff opinion...
...Criminologists point to a wide range of contributing factors to the sudden spike in cop killings. The continuing proliferation of military-grade firearms often leaves police outgunned, while some gang initiations now include the express targeting of police - such as in April of 2004, when California Highway Patrol Officer Thomas Steiner was randomly shot outside a Pomona courthouse by a teen trying to prove himself to a local gang. Other experts and activists cite the desensitizing effect of popular culture, most notably violent video games, as a key reason that more young people have no compunction about opening fire...
Katzmann also cited the potential for pain or medical injury from infection or breast engorgement if Currier were not given extra break time to express milk...