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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...close-knit house community can be a bit smarmy sometimes. But the culture is what really drives Kirkland's appeal. It is still prime real estate, like that cramped Manhattan apartment building you’ll probably move in to in a few years. If you score this river gem, just nod blithely when everyone tells you that...

Author: By FlyByBlog | Title: The Housing Crisis: Kirkland House | 3/14/2009 | See Source »

...this is a real movie, vigorously visualized from Gibbons' template, and screenwriters David Hayter and Alex Tse have brought coherence to a plot that often lurches into flashbacks within flashbacks. The section showing the mutation of mild-mannered scientist Jon Osterman (Billy Crudup) into Dr. Manhattan is a gem of lucid storytelling. Shuffling the sequence of tenses, the film shows Jon as a young man in love, a fellow scarred by a nuclear accident, a boy watching his watchmaker dad, a superhero who can change size and location at will, a middle-aged stud letting his old love slip away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Watchmen: Hero Worship | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...Schwartz spin machine has whirred into action. With true Carvillian flourish, he delivered this gem to the UC open list on Wednesday...

Author: By Sam Novey | Title: Ben Schwartz's Term on UC Lasts Slightly Longer Than Girl Talk Concert | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...this is a real movie, vigorously visualized from Gibbons' template, and daring to splice flashbacks within flashbacks, toying with the conventional notion of screen time. The section showing the mutation of mild-mannered scientist Jon Osterman into Dr. Manhattan is a gem of lucid storytelling. Shuffling the sequence of tenses, the film shows Jon as a young man in love, a fellow scarred by a nuclear accident, a boy watching his watchmaker dad, a superhero who can change size and location at will, a middle-aged stud letting his old love slip away as he finds someone younger and finally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Watchmen Review: (A Few) Moments of Greatness | 3/4/2009 | See Source »

This last exhibit is a gem, a topnotch example of what all bathrooms could or should be. Please note the large window, granite counter tops, soothing teal colored walls, and greenery. If a plant can survive in the atmosphere of the restroom, you’ve found yourself a winner...

Author: By Jillian K. Kushner | Title: Tales of a public restroom aficionado | 3/2/2009 | See Source »

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