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...burka as a wedding gift for his new wife," says Attiya, "but I said no." Nadeem describes his aunt as his "very, very, very good friend," and he admires her work helping victims of domestic violence. But their different approaches to life?secular vs. religious?have become a running joke. "Nadeem, your job should have been to come to me and make me a good Muslim," Attiya tells him. "I know I can never convince you," he sighs good-naturedly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Family Divided | 10/1/2001 | See Source »

...grounded in some real world backdrop, like There’s Something About Mary or Mystery Men. You can’t help but feel that something is at stake in the limitations of Stiller’s characters; in Zoolander, everyone is inside on the the joke, whether it be Jerry Stiller’s prostrate-troubled modeling agent or the rock band of Finnish dwarves that live at Owen Wilson’s pad. As a result, the film becomes just one damn thing after another, with gags connecting or misfiring in serial fashion, like a 90 skit...

Author: By Matthew Callahan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: An Out'land'ish Trip | 9/28/2001 | See Source »

...students frolicking on Friday evening, as if nothing had happened three days before. I went to a little soirée as well, catching up with those I had not seen in months and cracking the occasional joke. Though understandable, the normalcy was a bit disturbing. But one cannot mourn indefinitely...

Author: By Robert Madison, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Normalcy As Self-Defense | 9/28/2001 | See Source »

...fact that “James” (not his real name) liked guys was no longer a secret by his sophomore year in high school. He told his parents. He started wearing tight, revealing clothes. He would joke about cute guys with his friends. Most of his high school knew that James was a bisexual...

Author: By Amit R. Paley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Can This Man Make You Straight? | 9/27/2001 | See Source »

There?s an old joke about an economist trapped on a desert island, with the only sustenance a crate of canned goods that had washed up on shore. His fellow survivors ask the learned man his ideas for getting a meal. His reply: "First, assume we have a can opener...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Economy Will Be Fine — Assuming... | 9/26/2001 | See Source »

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