Word: gems
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...this movie is reminiscent of a great novel”–—faint praise, given that I’ve read few “great” novels that didn’t drag terribly. Yes, Ebert also calls attention to some underappreciated gems, but consider this: he likes about as many movies as he dislikes—he has to, otherwise his TV show would quickly grow tedious. And in an industry whose crap-to-quality ratio is perhaps ten-to-one, that means that Ebert will give thumbs up to four or five...
...gem of the album is the final track, an orchestral rendition of “Guyute.” Leaving no question that Anastasio has a gift for crafting melody, he leaves the listener entwined in a complex and majestic resonance of bliss...
Sowers got his revenge, shutting down Harvard’s bats in a seven-inning complete game gem...
...truth, Herrmann’s first gem came earlier. It was Harvard’s fourth game of the year, a complete game victory in which he let up only one run and struck out six against an Air Force team which had tagged the Crimson for a startling 20 runs a day earlier...
...captain hurled a complete game gem of a two-hitter to propel Harvard (9-8-1, 3-1 Ivy) to a 4-1 victory and seal a two-game sweep of the hated Tigers. Along the way he racked up eight strikeouts over nine innings, and lowered his spring break ERA to an anemic...