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Though his physical style may not make for the most aesthetically pleasing contest, the 6’2, 220-lb bruiser has earned his reputation as one of the top rushers in Division I-AA by plowing straight ahead—through a wall of defensive linemen if necessary.

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hart' of a Bear | 9/24/2004 | See Source »

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell is set in an alternative version of early 19th century England, one in which magic is real but on the wane, to the point that there are only two practicing sorcerers left in England. The pair are a pleasing study in contrasts: Mr. Norrell is exceptionally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Of Magic and Men | 8/16/2004 | See Source »

Bad buzz has recently hit the summer's big grownup drama, Steven Spielberg's The Terminal, and the big grownup comedy, The Stepford Wives. Stepford endured lots of rewriting, reshooting and trimming to a terse 93 min. In other words, the film--a remake of the 1975 thriller about "perfect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: As Bad as They Say? | 6/21/2004 | See Source »

While members at the Alaska Club East, a 108,000-sq.-ft. health club in Anchorage, pound treadmills and pump weights, the kitchen staff at the facility's restaurant is getting a workout of its own. Baker Bil Hess hustles fresh strawberry-carob cookies out of the oven, replacing them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gyms Go Gourmet | 6/14/2004 | See Source »

But he did devote two prime decades to movie acting. And film work offered some returns on his investment. It lent Reagan the status of a marketable commodity. It landed him two actress wives: the first, Oscar winner Jane Wyman; the second, Nancy Davis, who would be his and America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: His Days in Hollywood: Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) | 6/14/2004 | See Source »

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