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...reason is that this was the first episode in Rowling?s series to feel too long; I suspect that the unique popularity of the earlier novels had intimidated her editors and petrified their blue pencils. Whatever the reason, Goblet consumed 734 pages, more than the length of the first two books combined. It was a challenge for kids not just to read the book but to lift it. (Isometric exercises for fifth graders?) Rowling took the first 100 pages to describe just two main scenes: a fleeting glimpse of arch-villain Voldemort and his abettors, and the Quidditch World...
...This first Harry Potter film clocked in at a logorrheic 2hr33, nearly twice the length of a Disney cartoon feature. If The Sorcerer?s Stone has any merit, it was to demonstrate the elasticity of children?s attention spans; it proved that kids could sit still, enrapt, for ages. Goblet of Fire, which is not just an efficient babysitter but a wizard of a movie, will prove that adults...
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass.—Charlie Johnson caught the puck on his stick and paused a moment as skaters swarmed Harvard’s defensive zone. And then, with one mighty heave, the forward launched the puck the length of the Kelley Rink ice and watched it glide into Boston College’s empty net. Eight seconds remained on the clock, and the No. 5 Eagles—who had whittled the Crimson’s 4-0 lead into a mere one-goal advantage—had yanked their goalie for an extra skater nearly two full...
...ECAC) tied the game with six seconds left in regulation and held on for a 2-2 draw with No. 1 St. Lawrence (8-0-1, 1-0-1) in overtime. In a furious 6-on-4 flurry as the clock wound down, Harvard moved the puck nearly the length of the ice, forced a shot on net, and jammed the rebound past Saints goalie Meghan Guckian. With netminder Ali Boe already pulled for an extra skater, and a St. Lawrence defender sent to the penalty box for cross-checking with 32 seconds remaining, the Crimson was presented with...
Roll and Rock Inventor: Yamano Music Availability: Soon, about $160 To Learn More: www.yamano-music.com Traveling musicians, rejoice! With keys just an eighth of an inch thick, the 2-lb., 61-key Hand Roll Piano rolls up like a blanket and spreads out to about 3 ft. in length. Incorporating technology used in remote-control buttons and touch panels, the silicone-rubber keyboard, which has a built-in speaker, can be played for up to 15 hours on four AA batteries. But it's no lightweight. The Hand Roll comes with a set of 128 tones (from acoustic piano to bird...