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...describe the essence of Tyrannosaurus rex, the most terrifying predator that ever lived, University of Chicago paleontologist Paul Sereno offers this: "Jaws on fast-running legs." The monster had enormous jaws, which it used to grab and crunch into its prey and which largely explain why it's head was so huge. T. rex's legs were massive as well, allowing the 2.5-ton dinosaur to run its victims down like a racehorse...
...comical as it may sound, Sesame Street has long been a showcase of the best ideals of American liberalism. For 40 years, it’s promoted a vision of our better angels—albeit wrapped up in red and blue monster fur. The focus of the show has always been education through real-world experience, the value of inclusive community, and the wonders of ordinary life. And the lessons haven’t just been for wee babes: Although the messages of Big Bird and Grover may be articulated in terms a child could understand, they are nonetheless...
...monster from the top bunk, growling and groaning and skulking and creaking, would tickle my face with a dangling belt, recently ripped from her boyfriend’s chinos. Tickle, tickle, whack, whack. “I think J is going to stay over tonight,” she would mutter, while amorously rocking the rickety bunk. “You don’t mind sleeping?...
...create a film of such elegance shows preternatural directorial insight. No actress in Hollywood better embodies stillness and frenzy than Charlize Theron, the bombshell whose statuesque grace has been the X-factor in films from “The Cider House Rules” to “Monster.” Arriaga conceived of the movie with Theron in mind, and told Vogue’s Kevin Conley that he did so because “she can act to silence.” Theron plays Sylvia, whose physical and emotional scars are the keystone to a multigenerational...
...never played [UConn] that close before,” Harvard coach Jennifer Weiss said.The contest featured a constant jostle for the lead that began in the first set.The teams opened the match by trading points until the Crimson found itself on top, 7-5, thanks to a monster kill from Ingersoll, who hit for .485 and 14 kills throughout the match.“You see that the glue really is [senior Lily Durwood], [co-captain Chelsea Ono Horn] and [senior Katherine Kocurek], even though she’s in and out,” Weiss said...