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...other supporting actors, Irons' function as Aramis is mainly to be the brains of the group and a prim foil to the buffoon Porthos. A summary of his character is provided in his answer to a vexed Athos, who exclaims, "Are you so much holier than the rest of us?" He replies calmly, "Yes, I am." While Depardieu and Irons provide the comic relief, John Malkovich plays the father unhinged by grief who finds a surrogate son in Phillipe, and not always convincingly. His voice seems to express only one consistent emotion: suppressed rage. Whatever he says, he says...
Despite two dramatic escapes worthy of an Indiana Jones movie, the Harvard women's lacrosse team couldn't pull out a win against the University of Massachusetts on Saturday. UMass scored a sudden-death goal in double-overtime to foil Harvard...
...course all of these dinners come in a foil or plastic wrapped tray with several compartments that shape the food accordingly. To add a little fun to TV dinner consumption, read the silly names of side dish options. Names include: Corn Nibblets with Butter, Carrot Wheels and the Extra-Gooey Chocolate Brownie...
Senior captain Jill Katz and freshman Tamara Knutsen both went 4-0 in the foil division against the Tigers...
...Harvard women's fencing is in a transition year," Katz said. "Our foil team is relatively inexperienced. Yale had four returning starters. We have also lost a lot of epee fencers [to graduation...