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...allowed it to be that way. I don't know that I would do that again in the future. The only failure I can see in my life is being divorced. But I've done everything I can to maintain a relationship with my children's mother...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Lance Armstrong | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

...bite that a comedy with such satirical aspirations requires. Only one scene in the film felt truly comedic. Sidney sees the trailer for Sophie’s award-winning new movie, “Teresa: The Making of a Saint,” in which she plays a young Mother Teresa whose heart is torn between her love for a priest and her desire to help the poor. The trailer immediately provokes laughs because it raises the question that all moviegoers must ask at some point: “Why would anyone make this?” Unfortunately, this query...

Author: By Jessica R. Henderson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'How to Lose Friends and Alienate People' | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

...will die “the longest death ever!” with her last syllable nearly cut off by a rapid scene transition.The low budget effects were equally as charming, especially in scenes where the other nun-witch-sister, Margaret, gets revenge on those responsible for killing her mother. Her newfound dark powers enable her to kill anyone by kissing them, but instead of her victims simply dying, they immediately become skeletons—skeletons with hair.But the heart of the movie lies in its sex scenes, of which there were many. I’m pretty sure Kathleen?...

Author: By Jeffrey W. Feldman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nunsploitation in the Brattle Grindhouse | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

...advance human welfare, “from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS,” by 2015. Also among the targets were the establishment of universal primary education and reduction of maternal mortality rates. At present rates, with 75 million children lacking schooling and one mother dying in childbirth each minute, these two targets will not even be achieved by 2100, according to British prime minister Gordon Brown...

Author: By Raúl A. Carrillo | Title: Out of the Shadows | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

...tension of such comments. Like Pat’s friend Danny, most of the people who populate the novel are walking clichés. Pat’s father is a man whose emotional state rises and falls with the fate of his favorite football team, while his mother is an underappreciated wife and overworked mother who tries and fails to go on strike in an effort to win her husband’s understanding. Pat’s brother and friends lead lives that fall outside of Pat’s perception; each one blends seamlessly into the next...

Author: By Rachel A. Burns, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Quick's Book Is a Few Plays Short | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

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