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...tell her the story of his marriage to Mommy, which becomes an account of his young manhood and its significant romantic interludes. He insists on giving false names to the three women with whom he was most memorably involved, forcing the child to guess which one was her mother. Eventually, she learns the truth and then, in a kind of coda, gets involved with helping Will choose her new stepmom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Film Definitely, Maybe Is Kinda Okay | 2/14/2008 | See Source »

...been my impression for many years that we are creatures of evolution - as far as Mother Nature is concerned, whatever works wins [Jan. 28]. Obviously, heterosexuality has won out. The sexual attractiveness of women to men and vice versa is genetic, as modified by the environment. Although many marriages are initially based on sex, the success of a good marriage relies on the ability of two people to get along. That demands a democracy in which both accept each other as equals and help each other in a loving, kind way. They do not take advantage of their mate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Love Under a Microscope | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

...Answer: I don’t like Disney movies, because the mother always dies at the beginning...

Author: By Gracye Y. Cheng and Nicole G. White, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: The Love-SATs! | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

...ECAC Hockey effort to support Coaches vs. Cancer and the American Cancer Society. “[Claudia] coached me here for three years and was a player at Harvard on the national championship team of ’99,” Cahow said. “Her mother passed away of breast cancer a few years back, so this game has very special meaning for us.” For Harvard, 17 players took the ice at some point during Friday’s game with eight different players contributing to the goal and assist count...

Author: By Rebecca A. Compton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hapless Union No Match For Crimson | 2/11/2008 | See Source »

...synthetic O.C. ditzes to an axe-wielding thirst for bimbo blood. “The Nun’s Litany,” a bouncing bit of angelic gloss, elaborates on the various (and explicit) ways a woman of the cloth wishes to violate her vows to spite her mother. “Zombie Boy,” a silly shot at sinister post-punk, features Merritt courting an undead paramour.Aside from the perennial envelope pushing, “Distortion” boasts quite a few otherwise solid tunes. “Old Fools” finds Merritt lamenting...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Magnetic Fields | 2/7/2008 | See Source »

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