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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Your character in the film, Mauricio, has a short monologue where he explains why marriage is worth fighting for. In your show Sexaholix there's a line where you tell your daughter, 'You know I love your mother too much to marry her.' And now you're married. What do you say to that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Leguizamo | 12/10/2008 | See Source »

...couldn’t bare to part with it. So I would steal books from the library.5. FM: What kind of books?JK: Oh, usual children’s books: Cherry Ames, Nancy Drew. I had a Bible, which I read all the time and a dictionary my mother gave me for my seventh birthday and I read it as a book.FM: You read the dictionary front to back?JK: Yes! I still do. And collect dictionaries. It had a great influence on my writing.6. FM: What do you read, besides the dictionary, today? JK: I like to read about...

Author: By Julia S Chen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Jamaica Kincaid | 12/10/2008 | See Source »

...about culture in a more individual way and make sense of the numerous small facets of life they observe. You may observe that most of the town lives in standard-looking, three-room houses, but until you try to help someone decide where they’ll put their mother-in-law when she comes to visit, this fact doesn’t come to life. Moreover, it is not a far stretch to invite a nice co-worker home to meet your family or share in another everyday experience. Witnessing these commonplace events provides insight into the nuances...

Author: By Anita J Joseph | Title: Escaping America Abroad | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...their marriage because he, as well as many in the House of Peers—a satirical portrayal of British Parliament—are in love with Phyllis. After the fairy queen (Meghan D. McLoughlin ’09) pardons Iolanthe for her crime, Strephon appeals to his mother for help in gaining Phyllis’ hand. The situation and the complications that follow provide plenty of fertile ground for satire...

Author: By Stephanie M Bucklin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Iolanthe' Delights | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...will succeed at the polls.‘POLITICAL VIEWS: APATHETIC’The contrast between James and Wong is most apparent in the discussion of their life stories and political experiences.James speaks unabashedly about his rough background growing up in the South with his sister and mother, who, disabled from a back injury, provided an annual income of about $10,000.“It’s an atmosphere that either encourages you to succeed or to get out of the way. The people who live there have it tough. But if you come out of there...

Author: By Ellen X. Yan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: James, Wong Eager To Serve | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

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