Word: presention
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...show anything beyond a minimal repertoire. The only added bonus of the second disc is that it contains a single song not included on the Pixies five former releases, "Into the White." On the other hand, this song sounds like it could fit seamlessly into a Breeders album, past, present or future. At least the "Wave of Mutilation" done on this album is worth its weight. Maybe a purchase of the set would be rationalized by the inclusion of the live concert album, but it only denigrates the quality of the original studio versions...
...Gattaca sucks you in visually, drawing attention away from the dramatic flaws. There's a cool, postmodern bleakness to Niccol's vision, and a deftly understated mingling of present-day genetic and computer/technological paranoia, which proves more effective than a flashier sci-fi approach would have been. Niccol also has a way with suspended images, and his most inspired moments, in fact, are purely visual: a pool of blood, spreading from an unseen source, blots the frigidly hygienic, monochromatic polish of Gattaca; a conventionally romantic evening at a piano recital turns suddenly surreal with the appearance of an immaculate...
April L. James, a second-year student in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and co-chair of the Lesbian, Bisexual and Gay Graduate Student group who was present at the meeting, said she believes it may be more difficult to be "visible" as a gay person if one is a member of a racial minority...
Today's game offers excellent preparation for the Mother of All Field Hockey Games, when Harvard hosts Princeton on Saturday. However, Caples wants her team to focus on the present...
...Tribune's current suit follows an earlier victory that made all the records of the Iowa State Daily available under sunshine laws, which call for freedom of information about the workings of government agencies. The Tribune's present case challenges the legality of the Daily to solicit advertisers off campus. The Tribune correctly cites Iowa's anti-competition laws, which prevent governmental agencies from competing directly with private businesses. The Tribune notes that the Daily currently receives a sizable portion of its budget from the University: $75,000 in student fees. It is therefore, albeit indirectly, a state entity...