Word: patheticism
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Now, it's fine for students to have no idea what the lyrics are to "Wintergreen" of "Our Director," but "Ten Thousand Men of Harvard"--that's just plain pathetic. That eight-line ditty should be a student's minimum Harvard lore requirement. No need to wear a Harvard T...
During the latter scene, Phoebe is wearing a pair of shapeless sweat-pants, child's baseball cap in bright blue and a particularly loud sweater. The movie does no better with comedy than with romance--scenes that are not maudlin tend to be pathetic. There is a pronounced effort to...
Altogether, Romantic Comedy boasts some of the least appealing love scenes ever. Erotic ineptitude provides the grounds for a break-up--when Jason and Phoebe get together for the happy end, the camera lingers, then fades out on the couple who seem to be maiming each other on a couch...
The curse of Cassandra-to speak terrible truths but not to be believed-is a burden of Fools of Fortune. Trevor's ninth and most despairing novel covers half a century of Irish troubles. One of the characters even loses the gift of speech. She is the daughter of...