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...various sequences, we have the privilege of seeing Joey leer at girls nearly as young as his daughter, set himself up for some solo sex on the couch (across America, women will turn away from their moisturizer, shuddering at the memory) and all but demand some extended bodywork from a hapless masseuse. It's gruesome. Undeniably, Favreau brings conviction to the part, but he wrote himself into a hole. Our idea of a happy ending might entail Joey being devoured by sharks somewhere east of Eden. Instead we get marital resolutions based on the fear that nothing is worse than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Couples Retreat: The Glum-Married Pack | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

...sanctuary doors, he stopped before an usher, who was doling out fans to the folks going in. “So,” said Marshall, “they’ve even come into the church.”Mrs. Graham turned with a leer and said, “We’ve kept them in the back but who knows for how long.” Ezekiel stepped even closer to the usher, who was still giving out fans to others walking by. “Why do you still have him, Hill...

Author: By Nathan D. Johnson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Featured Fiction Part Two | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...question and answer period and unfurled a banner stating “clean coal is a dirty lie” while listing grievances with coal as an energy source. As two of the activists held the banner, another questioned the speaker, CEO of Arch Coal Steven F. Leer, on the viability of coal as a solution to climate change. When moderator Daniel P. Schrag, an earth and planetary sciences professor and director of Harvard University Center for the Environment, asked the objector his name, the man replied, “coal kills.” Several audience members responded...

Author: By Natasha S. Whitney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Protesters Interrupt Clean Coal Discussion | 2/4/2009 | See Source »

...only purpose is to inform the audience. Jones is far too much “the bad guy” to have any depth. Dexter’s character is refreshing, while Jason Butler Harner, who plays Gordon Northcott, the mechanic of questionable sanity, is convincing in his quiet leer and uneasy smile. As is the danger with a film that draws from real life, “Changeling” follows the template of Collins’s true story far too literally. Some scenes that loyally adhere to actual events detract from the overall spirit of the movie...

Author: By Naomi C. Funabashi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Changeling' | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

...Despite going 0-9 in his first campaign wearing Crimson, Carpenter took on No. 8 Jordan Leen and gave the Cornell grappler all he could handle. The 157 wrestler evened the score at 4-4 during the first round and finished the second down only 5-7. Leer pulled away to earn a 13-7 decision in the third, but the Harvard freshman still earned praise from his coach...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: No Momentum Heading Into Individuals | 2/25/2008 | See Source »

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