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...shortly thereafter inspires the scary wrath of Odibei (Crescent Muhammad '97), her mother-in-law. Odibei is especially interested in shuttling Ogwama to her eagerly awaiting son, since the marriage to her other son did not produce offspring. Unless you're an insensitive ogre, after about the first half-hour your sympathies lie with Ogwama and Uloko; you root for their love-- conveyed convincingly by the actors--even though the culture will eventually destroy...

Author: By Fabian Giraldo, | Title: Melodrama Can't Sink 'Wedlock' | 2/29/1996 | See Source »

...students, our phone bills remind us not to indulge in long-distance pointless conversation, but we get no such encouragement to turn off our lights or refrain from half-hour showers. Since we do not pay our own electric or water bills, we are not aware of when our use escalates or drops...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: Publicity Needed For Cup | 2/29/1996 | See Source »

...Harvard-Radcliffe Marching Band, juggling cows, a bagpiper and a llama were among the other participants in the half-hour parade, which started at the Inn at Harvard continued down Mass. Ave., then along Dunster St. and finally ended up at the Hasty Pudding Theater...

Author: By Nicole Columbus, | Title: Sarandon Named 'Woman of The Year' | 2/13/1996 | See Source »

...Maybe he did get recruited; if there is anyone who God could use at his right hand trying to solve the world's problems, it's Gabriel," Scott said. "He couldn't have anyone more enthusiastic, talented and loving to help him. Sure, everything will happen a half-hour later than it's supposed to, but it will give the rest of us time to think about what is really important...

Author: By Sarah E. Scrogin, | Title: Hundreds Attend Memorial Service For Piedrahita | 1/17/1996 | See Source »

...joke is that until now, Kinnear has been making eye contact mainly with a TV camera. On Later, a half-hour chat show with a single guest, he uses it with irony, as a mirror to check how very fabulous he looks. Or, after the guest has uttered some mild inanity, Kinnear stares ahead mutely, as if he'd just been whacked on the skull by a bear paw but is too stoic to wince. It's this bland poise that keeps him from blinking when film stardom stares him in the face...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE HOST MAN'S BURDEN | 1/8/1996 | See Source »

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