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...somehow in the midst of all the carnage, Gibson manages to make a world full of bewildering, bloody beauty stunning in its scope. Aesthetically, the movie is magic—gruesome, gory magic perhaps, but powerfully depicted nonetheless. The city scenes in particular are extraordinary. The headdresses alone are worth more than their own astounding weight in cinematic gold, and the epic Mayan pyramids have never looked so outrageously good, whether in spite of or because of the heads and bodies bouncing down their infinite steps...

Author: By Anna K. Barnet, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: MOVIE REVIEW: Apocalypto | 12/7/2006 | See Source »

...word for Duh! because that word would perfectly sum up the Iraqi reaction to the conclusions in the Iraq Study Group report. Nobody living in this country needs a high-powered bipartisan Washington committee to tell them that (a) the situation is "grave and dangerous"; (b) there's no "magic bullet" solution; (c) talking to Iran and Syria is the smart thing to do; and (d) the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki isn't up to scratch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Baker Report Leaves Iraqis Cold | 12/6/2006 | See Source »

...occurred while processing this directive] the normal cost, coinciding with the recent launch of its Spa in the Walled Garden. The clean, modern lines of the glass, stone and wood sanctuary - boasting such sensory treats as a vitality plunge pool, a crystal steam room and massage therapists with seemingly magic hands - are bisected by an 18th century garden wall that belongs to Rossdhu House. Built by the Colquhoun clan in 1773, it was the family seat until the mid-1970s and now serves as the clubhouse as well as the location of five of the 40 suites on the estate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cold Comforts | 12/5/2006 | See Source »

...leads breathing exercises, walking meditation, as well as discussions about health, women’s issues, and stress. Iris Odstrcil ’10 says she enjoyed the class but didn’t expect to see instant results. “It’s not magic healing,” she said. The meditation group has only had one session so far, and depending on future attendance, the workshop may continue until the end of the school year, as students prepare for final exams. “Om” to that...

Author: By Jennifer Ding, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Zen Wednesdays, Under Canaday | 11/29/2006 | See Source »

...fall. The library has been associated with anonymous gay sex since at least the mid-sixties. The writer Andrew Holleran (nee C. Eric Garber '65), in his autobiographic essay, "My Harvard," remembers the Lamont johns as a place replete with "advertisements for nude wrestling scrawled on the doors in Magic Marker." Once, "when a hand reached under the partition between the toilet stalls and stroked [his] left leg; [he] stood up, horrified, pulled [his] pants on and left." Holleran later came out, and described the early years as consumed by "such force of "denial." Despite...

Author: By Sahil K. Mahtani | Title: The Men of Lamont | 11/18/2006 | See Source »

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