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...yelled an impatient audience member from the balcony, and the series host ended his lengthy introduction and began this film of witchcraft, torture, and rampant sexual urges in 17th-century England. In lieu of a plot summary, which would—trust me—be absolutely pointless, allow me to mention some choice moments from the film that emphasize its key aspects.The dialogue, dubbed in English from its original French, included choice lines like “A woman’s weeping is like a melodious modulation,” spoken by the royal Lord Jeffries while...

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

...wraps up the story nicely. Lyrically, this song is by far the most profound, yet at the same time the most gratifying. Pearson sings: “Millions of forces of physics and providence / Teamed up and brought us all here / Waking and sleeping and yielding to gravity / Pointless to measure in years / Out in the desert your thoughts are clear as the stars / You feel Golden.” Quite the opposite of the ambient noise makers, High Places take what could be sleepytime melodies and turn them into something creative and entertaining. Sure...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: High Places | 10/3/2008 | See Source »

...Brussels with an admonition for E.U. unity on his lips. "We want to lead the way," he said, "but we don't want to be radical." In the end, Kaczynski and the Baltic leaders came around to the widely held position that economic sanctions against Moscow would be pointless or even counterproductive. "Even the most hawkish E.U. members recognize the limits of potential sanctions," says Antonio Missiroli, director of studies at the Brussels-based European Policy Centre. "Their leverage is limited, and sanctions could backfire. Russia is not Zimbabwe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia: In Search Of Unity | 9/4/2008 | See Source »

...community to condemn Russia's behavior. Presidential candidates Barack Obama (whom I support) and John McCain should endorse President George W. Bush's efforts to oppose Russia's actions and form a bipartisan stand on this issue. It is unfortunate that some of the candidates' supporters are engaging in pointless criticism of each other's public statements on the Georgia crisis. This is too important for that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Staring Down the Russians | 8/14/2008 | See Source »

...idea of a two-year law program is a response to critics who say the third year of law school is often pointless, since by that stage most law students already have jobs lined up and care more about socializing than getting good grades. Some schools have responded by offering more externships, study-abroad programs and legal clinics to give real-world experience during that third year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fast-Tracking Law School | 7/23/2008 | See Source »

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