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...sweet and modest neighborhood prodigy, won a scholarship to Stanford. Yet Nina is torn between the many stresses of her school environment, exacerbated by the hope that her parents and the rest of the neighborhood have in her. The contrast between Beltran’s joie de vivre and Jacobs?? defeated posture when she sings by herself in the spotlight is particularly striking...
...This film is supposed to be like an abstract impressionist painting,” Jacobs said. “Yet, it doesn’t superficially imitate it.” Another inspiration is his wife, Flo, who also appeared with him at Harvard last weekend. Flo is Jacobs?? creative partner, and he accredited much of his current success to her help. “She’s my star—even when she doesn’t appear,” mused Jacobs with a smile. “She substantiates me?...
...Lewis’ letters and writings. The collection is part of Wheaton College’s holdings, a school which lists “the development of whole and effective Christians” in its mission statement and where Jacobs is an English professor. More interesting, however, is Jacobs?? apparent appropriation of Lewis’ own style. He emulates Lewis’ distinctive voice, adopting a conversational tone and using italics liberally. Yet Jacobs rarely succeeds in his desired effect—his parenthetical comments are more often off-putting than endearing and his clumsy prose...
...Silverman proceeded to the Spring Fling set, where the assistant director paired up men and women, giving each couple a precise location and activity to perform. Silverman’s task—offering to pour his date a glass of punch—was relatively simple, while Jacobs?? required him to smoke several herbal cigarettes from the prop department...
...made the playoffs in consecutive seasons. To put that in perspective, the Bruins made the playoffs every year from 1968-1996. That’s 29 straight seasons with a playoff appearance. The team’s recent absence in postseason play is directly related to owner Jeremy Jacobs?? stranglehold on the team’s budget. His reluctance to spend money has resulted in a drastic fall-off in production. If things could not get any worse, Jacobs is now a leading candidate to become the new owner of the Red Sox. Let the parties begin...
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