Word: homely
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...flight of fancy visits his wild side, but he is pulled back by a belief in parental love to a supper "still hot," balancing the seesaw of fear and comfort. In expanding the story, Jonze (with co-writer Dave Eggers) invents just enough of Max's home life to convey the forces behind his disobedience. The parents of 9-year-old Max (played by Max Records, whose name and performance suggest he was born for this role) have split up, and his mother (the gloriously sensitive Catherine Keener) is struggling to keep their household together while trying to meet...
...first-place finish at its home-hosted MacDonald Cup, the Bulldogs took a share of second place this weekend, shooting consecutive 297s over the two-day tournament held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Wissahickon Course...
...Palo Alto native’s friends from home welcomed those in attendance to the “Ariel Party,” telling everyone that Shaker had said that if she never got married she would just have a big party and call it the “Ariel Party...
...division saw the emergence of sophomore skipper Brendan Kopp, who teamed up with his crew Konstadt to take home third place in the division. The duo opened with consecutive runner-up efforts and six top-five finishes in its first seven races, helping place it atop the B-divisional standings and giving the Crimson the Day 1 lead after Saturday’s competitions...
...threat has now spread well beyond its northwestern borderlands and grown tentacles that reach deep into the country's heartlands. Five of the 10 attackers who laid siege to Pakistan's equivalent of the Pentagon in Rawalpindi came from Punjab, Pakistan's largest and wealthiest province. It is also home to the bulk of the army. The Punjabi militants involved in the audacious assault were linked to groups that once enjoyed the military's patronage, and until five years ago, the ringleader had been among its very own ranks. (See pictures of Pakistan's vulnerable North-West Frontier Province...