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...latch onto this story not just because it's a riveting end to a high-stakes manhunt. We find ourselves transfixed and uplifted by the sordid ordinariness of it all. He was an alleged rapist and murderer. She was tied up in a bathtub, clinging to the wreckage of a life that was barely afloat. One was a monster, the other a woman unable to care for her 5-year-old, looking for cigarettes in the dark. And out of that came something, well, beautiful. He saw his purpose: to serve God in prison, to turn his life around, even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Grace Arrives Unannounced | 3/20/2005 | See Source »

...large, women’s hockey is still a developing sport—much like other women’s sports such as soccer and basketball that have spent years to latch on to a part of the popular consciousness...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: GIFT OF GAB': Crimson Creates Living Legacy | 2/28/2005 | See Source »

...will appreciate the new Xplory. Its push bar can be positioned nearly 4 ft. off the ground, and the seat can be raised high to keep the child above the fray. This stroller can be adjusted to accommodate passengers from a newborn to a 40-lb. preschooler; a special latch turns it into a two-wheeler for negotiating stairs. Bonus feature: a zippered sack for groceries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coolest Inventions 2004: Kid Friendly | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

...might think only a true connoisseur could discern, or care about, the nuances of different superpremiums, in the same way fans of single-malt Scotches and small-batch bourbons latch on to favorite labels. But the goal is to add more cachet than character to the drink. Training drinkers to call for your brand when ordering a cosmopolitan is the industry's Grail. By submerging the vodka in cranberry juice, the consumer is effectively paying for nothing but the brand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Status Drink: Message In A Bottle | 9/14/2004 | See Source »

Viviane’s despicability in these matters is somewhat forgivable; Frederic’s stupidity less so. At least the former is just exercising her incredible capacity for self-preservation—one that allows her to latch on to the closest plank on the country’s sinking ship, which just happens to be the over-greased, high-ranking Beaufort (Gerard Depardieu). He and Frederic are but two of the many people who have their eyes on the irresistible and infinitely manipulative actress...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Film Reviews | 4/9/2004 | See Source »

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