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...author’s prose. The writer can simply offer an evocative scene, without the pressure of maintaining plot momentum and design over the course of a full-length novel. Perhaps the greatest strength of the form is that the story relies so heavily on what is left unsaid. Every gesture, every phrase, every detail in a great story takes on additional significance since it both signals the literal action and evokes everything that is left out of a scene...

Author: By Theodore J. Gioia, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Making the Case for the American Story | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

...fate of O’Connor’s characters after they experience a moment of grace is often left unresolved. At the end of “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” the reader cannot know if the infamous criminal “The Misfit” will reform his life after murdering the family’s grandmother. In the story “Good Country People,” Hulga Hopewell is left trapped on the top floor of a barn when her artificial leg is stolen by a Bible salesman...

Author: By Theodore J. Gioia, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Making the Case for the American Story | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

...Losers,” a new film by Sylvain White opening April 23, follows the misadventures of a black ops team betrayed by an inside man. Left for dead in the jungles of Bolivia, the “Losers,” as they’ve been dubbed, decide to track down the man who betrayed them, an evil mastermind known as Max who plans to drag the world into a technological World...

Author: By Eleanor T. Regan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘The Losers’ Win Hearts and World War III | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

French kissing is an art. It’s been perfected in movies, stories, magazines, and photos, but can often be hard to ace when it comes down to that awkward moment before the kiss begins. Eyes open or closed? Head angled to the right or to the left? Lots of tongue or no tongue...

Author: By Sophie T. Bearman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Chance to Lock Lips and French Kiss Near Harvard Square | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

...Crimson finished Saturday’s two round robins with a record of 5-7 overall, which left it in fifth place in its division. The top four teams from each of the two divisions went on to sail for the Friis Trophy at Tufts on Sunday, where the host Jumbos would eventually come away victorious...

Author: By Thomas D. Hutchison, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sailing Wins Trophy at MIT | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

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