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...complicated by developing relationships with two acquaintances: a gay painter who lives in the apartment next door and a lovely, down-to-earth waitress who serves him lunch every day. The film's genuinely funny, moving script will make the audience feel as if it's earned a pleasant after-glow (and perhaps a Kleenex or two). --Erwin R. Rosinberg...
What is to be done? First, the justifications for diversity and affirmative action must be clarified, publicized and affirmed. The traditional defense of diversity efforts--one that once held up in court though now has only questionable standing--is utilitarian. "Diversity is not an end in itself, or a pleasant but dispensable accessory. It is the substance from which much human learning, understanding and wisdom derive. It offers one of the most powerful ways of creating the intellectual energy and robustness that lead to greater knowledge," Neil L. Rudenstine wrote in his 1996 President's Report...
...merry-widow for that special occasion, do not realize that "gusset" and "crotch" mean the same thing. Despite the goofiness of it all, there is no denying here in these two male-oriented porno/home-shopping sites, we have an essential principle of noir--the conflict between the rough and the pleasant, between grit and gloss. It is a symbolic battle between the seedy underworld and the conventions of society, a clash between the deviant and the traditional. Do real heroes wear leather or lace...
...attached to the image of ivy-covered brick (and centipedes), white moldings, fireplaces and winding stairs. What Currier has instead: a cozy, bright, immaculate look (it's even cleaner than Pforzheimer); cheerful carpeting and comfortable chairs and sofas tucked in every nook and corner of the house; the most pleasant dining hall on campus, always sociable but never noisy, completed by that famous fountain; elevators; kitchens on every floor in three of the four towers; solariums in every tower equipped with TV/VCRs, and the largest video collection of any house...
...middle of February the blocking decision seemed far away and almost pleasant for Liz, Lily, Erica and Brianna (names have been changed), a final confirmation of their compatibility. Yesterday morning, however, instead of just one blocking group housing assignment slip on this suite's doorstep, there were three...