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...story will be familiar even to those who don't know the poem. The kingdom of old Hrothgar (voiced and modeled by Anthony Hopkins) is troubled by the predatory sorties of Grendel (Crispin Hellion Glover). Accompanied by his "14 brave thanes," Beowulf (Ray Winstone) comes across the sea to slay the monster and, not incidentally, add another laurel to his own legend. He repels a Grendel attack on Mead Hall, severing the beast's arm. Grendel limps back to his lair, where his mother - she has no name, so we'll call her Grendma - watches him die. When Beowulf discovers...
That 7-3 record is one that the team is all too familiar with. The last time the Crimson traveled to New Haven, it was a triple-overtime thriller that gave Harvard its seventh and final victory. Last season, it was an embarrassing 34-13 clobbering—ending the Crimson’s five-year Game dynasty—that handed Harvard its third loss...
...mark Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday and the centennial of the Lincoln penny, the 1 coin is undergoing its first redesign in 50 years. Set to debut in 2009, the new look will still have the familiar portrait of the 16th President on the heads side, but tails will feature one of four scenes from his life. (Being considered is one of Lincoln speaking before the Illinois legislature.) That is, if the project survives. It was approved two years ago, before metal prices jumped. At last count, each penny cost 1.67 to produce...
...achieving a balance of humor and levity that keeps the pages turning and demonstrates a real understanding of and engagement with the youthful Internet culture he analyzes. Another key strength is the unassuming nature of the author’s prose; one does not have to be at all familiar with how the Internet works or what the current laws regarding Internet usage entail to fully enjoy this often saddening chronicle of lives destroyed by virtual gossip.Earlier this year, Miss Teen South Carolina’s unabashedly awful attempt to answer the question of why so many Americans cannot find...
...enough time to say it and do it.” Some of his songs, such as “Joey is a Punk Rocker,” follow clichéd tropes—in this case, popular cheerleader falls for punk rocker. Others begin with the familiar, but end up far from the expected. One song begins with the age-old breakup excuse “It’s not you, it’s me,” and concludes with the revelation that that the girl is a lesbian. TAKING THE STAGE Workshop rehearsals were...