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Harvard's history of meeting UMass in the NCAA tournament extends beyond last year. In 1994, the Crimson also fell prey to the Minutewomen in the first round by a score of 3-0. And in 1984, Harvard met UMass in the first round and lost...
...featuring jury tampering, espionage, soaring oratory and federal meddling, all set against a background of corruption that makes the contemporary political scene seem virginal by comparison. The liveliest section describes the kidnapping of "Big Bill" Haywood and other union leaders by Pinkerton detective James McParland. Unable to extradite his prey legally from their Colorado headquarters, McParland abducted them, bundled them onto a train and ordered the tracks cleared all the way to Idaho. Such episodes of swashbuckling adventure bring out the crack reporter in Lukas as well as the showman, suggesting that what he relished about his story wasn...
Waco: The Rules of Engagement contains an admirable sympathy for those Branch Davidians who died in 1993. But in making humans out of villains, the film falls prey to the vilification that it hopes to counteract...
Nelson and Provenza are well suited to their respective roles as Einstein and Picasso, although Nelson seems somewhat more at ease with his role. Provenza's portrayal of Picasso falls prey to exaggerated gestures and stereotypically "Spanish" posturing that result in a performance which feels contrived--although this may be just the point. Nelson gets the best lines, and uses them to great effect in creating a surprisingly vibrant and convincing young Einstein. The rest of the supporting cast--including a bartender, a waitress and an art dealer--do a highly credible job of fleshing out their characters...
...While the threat of terrorism must always be taken very seriously, it is important not to fall prey to an impulse to essentialize the characteristics of the citizens of any one country," said Siddharth Mohandas '00, president of the Woodbridge Society, a campus international student group...