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...hunt for seven years, staring at version after version of sketches of the fugitive. "I'd had dreams about him, of his face, of the capture," he said. When the actual moment arrived, even Cortese's quarry--who had been at large for four decades--understood the jig was up. "We just looked each other in the eye," Cortese told TIME. "We knew it was over for both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Tractor Was Mowed Down | 4/16/2006 | See Source »

...concerns the “Riverdance”-type jig the band routinely unleashes in the third period that epitomizes its wacky exuberance, I’m not sure I get it, but dancing like Flatley in the aisles sure looks like a hoot...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard's Band Gets a Vote of Confidence | 3/16/2006 | See Source »

...actors in the lead roles the inmates are in character, in step and (mostly) in tune. Ladies who couldn't remember their lines a few weeks ago are now getting all the laughs. The tiny brunet who spent dance practice painting her nails with Tipp-Ex can do a jig on stilts. And the shy, sweet-faced black girl who plays Velma Kelly is belting out And All That Jazz like she's gunning for a Tony. This close-to-home version of Chicago is the brainchild of Wasfi Kani, founder of Pimlico Opera, a small touring company...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stars of the Slammer | 3/5/2006 | See Source »

Happily, the spirit of bonhomie is restored when Cassie steps out and dances a little jig for the fellas. It’s good to see that the love of a good woman stands between Dave and existential despair...

Author: By J. samuel Abbott, Bernard L. Parham, and Will B. Payne, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Pop Screen | 11/3/2005 | See Source »

...assistant photo editor Cristina Scalet directed the team of photographers who shot the 18 "heroes" profiled in these pages. Graphics director Jackson Dykman assembled a four-page gatefold on the burden of disease around the world. And associate art director Janet Michaud worked her magic to fit the editorial jig-saw puzzle into a compelling visual package...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Journalism That Makes a Difference | 10/30/2005 | See Source »

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