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Lola's American Deli sat in between Lair's Hallmark and McKenzie's Food Market in a shopping center near my home in Columbus, Ohio. For as long as I can remember, five foot tall Lola ran the deli, a modest establishment somewhat out of place amidst its upscale neighbors...

Author: By Christopher M. Kirchhoff, | Title: Lola's American Deli | 11/29/2000 | See Source »

Pusey, who is 93, has eased out of his part-time charity work in the last few years and now spends his days in the modest Upper East Side apartment where he has lived since...

Author: By Joshua E. Gewolb, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Through the Looking Glass: Pusey Recalls His Presidency | 11/28/2000 | See Source »

Anne Pusey switched parties before her husband, shortly after the couple departed Cambridge. She gives modest donations to political campaigns; this year Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56 got one dollar. Pusey became an Independent around the time his wife switched parties, but it was some years later that he became a Democrat...

Author: By Joshua E. Gewolb, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Through the Looking Glass: Pusey Recalls His Presidency | 11/28/2000 | See Source »

...feel a lot of pressure, from myself mostly," says the young director, in modest but confident tones. "I don't want 20 years from now for people to walk around and go, 'He's the guy who did The Sixth Sense.' It should be, 'He's the guy who did The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable and so on.' It shouldn't even be that. It should be, just say my name, and it represents a body of work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A New Day Dawns For Night | 11/27/2000 | See Source »

...luck, enjoys perfect health. And we mean perfect. The guy never even gets the sniffles. He is, to borrow this film's perfectly descriptive title, Unbreakable. Moreover, under Price's possibly prompting gaze, he develops a talent for spotting criminals before they actually commit a crime. Despite his modest demeanor and circumstances, Dunn has the potential to be a superhero working the real-life streets of Philadelphia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Insinuating Entertainment | 11/27/2000 | See Source »

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