Word: half-dozen
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...heart of the matter lay a local case of media saturation. Harvard’s doordrop boxes were bursting, and since 2003, the door-dropping has only increased. Upstart glossies like Cinematic and the new Current challenge old guard standards like the Independent and the Advocate, and a half-dozen humor magazines try their hardest to make us laugh harder than the Lampoon...
After navigating a traffic stop and a dizzying maze of barricades and consulting a half-dozen burly but friendly security guards, I finally found my way to the press tent at the foot of the red carpet to pick up my credential. The staffer begrudgingly handed it over; I don’t think she was expecting any profusely sweating eighteen-year-olds...
Just when you thought it was safe to rent a DVD, what pops its snout up? Jaws, back again, in a spiffed-up digital package. But before and after the toothy one terrorized beach swimmers, sea monsters cued the aquaphobia of many a movie fan. Here's a scary half-dozen...
...Earlier today, at a party for French directors, we ran into Varda, who said of the process: you immediately dismiss most of the films, leaving a half-dozen or so to fight over. By then a few strong personalities have emerged in the Jury's debates. In 1996, over the objections of the majority, two or three members, including director Atom Egoyan, pushed through a Jury Prize citing fellow Canadian David Cronenberg's Crash for "audacity." This year, a couple of those Type-A personalities are said to be clashing. A real tug-of-hair may be in progress. When...
...with new ideas that continue to challenge me. Yet there are occasions when I can’t help but feel like I wasted my precious time here. I could have worked harder, could have been more involved in various activities, could have left Harvard Square more than a half-dozen times per semester...