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...weeks prior to its trip to the premiere tournament in collegiate wrestling in Las Vegas, the Harvard wresting squad enjoyed one of its best weekends ever...
...success of the Mills approach is all the more striking because America would seem to need another mall like Main Street needs another Starbucks. The U.S. already has more than 42,000, from strip malls on rural interstates to the gaudy Forum Shops in Las Vegas. That's 20 sq. ft. of shopping-center space for every man, woman and child in the nation. "We just don't need any more traditional shopping, period," says Craig Schmidt, a retail-industry analyst at Merrill Lynch...
...them had a heart defibrillator on hand. The answer turned out to be not many. Of the 51 offices that responded, only six had bothered to purchase the $3,500 piece of equipment, and only three had a nurse on staff trained in cardiac life support. By contrast, Las Vegas casinos--rarely regarded as oases of good health--are increasingly making it a point to have defibrillators and medical teams on-site at all times...
...after a visit with his AIDS-infected best friend (Robert Downey Jr.) and a one night stand with a beautiful rocket scientist (Nastassja Kinski). Though it shows some intelligence in dealing with issues of loss and adultery, Mike Figgis' latest effort lacks the complexity and emotional heft of Leaving Las Vegas. What redeems the sketchy script just enough to make the film bearable is Figgis' jazzy direction and a nuanced performance by Snipes...
What saves the sketchy script just enough to make the particularly weak parts bearable is Figgis' direction. As in Leaving Las Vegas, there is often no separation between his bluesy score and his direction. Like the best of jazz, Figgis articulates as much passion in the silences (scenes punctuated by lulls and darkness) as in the straightforward action. A party scene late in the film, with the camera roaming through a drunk crowd under soft amber light, and an earlier incident in which Snipes wanders through a wild Manhattan parade, take on the rhythm and expressionistic flair that made Vegas...