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...approaching multiply by the day: the electrified fence along the border has tank doorways cut through it. The U.N. border observers are pulling out, and civilian officials are pulling back. At the various base camps, soldiers can wait in line at the PX for two hours just to buy razor blades and batteries. Wild dogs roam the perimeter of the camps, keeping the rats at bay. And the sandstorms are like a shroud that stings; taking a shower is a waste of time since you're filthy again in five minutes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An American Family Goes To War | 5/24/2006 | See Source »

...Besides being adept at squeezing themselves through miniscule cracks in the wall and pipes, mice have razor-sharp teeth...

Author: By Shifra B. Mincer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Mouse in the House | 5/10/2006 | See Source »

...guillotine considered funny? For a while in the 19th century, it seems. “It was the popular theme for jests; it was the best cure for headache, it infallibly prevented the hair from turning grey, it imparted a peculiar delicacy to the complexion, it was the National Razor which shaved close,” writes Charles Dickens in his 1859 novel, “A Tale of Two Cities.” Mary E. Birnbaum ’07 and Jess R. Burkle ’06 are laughing right along with Dickens. Together they are directing...

Author: By Anna F. Bonnell-freidin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Best of Times, Worst of Times...for Children! | 5/3/2006 | See Source »

...When around them it’s essential to do everything you can to maintain a calm and collected façade, even if inside, your heart is pounding out a drumbeat worthy of a Bruce Springsteen song. Talk about the positive aspects of your life, like how your razor now has five blades, but make sure that you don’t spend too much time talking about your own interests. For example, girls hate it when guys start talking about professional sports because they don’t understand how anyone could be so devoted to a bunch...

Author: By Eric A. Kester | Title: Dating 101 | 4/27/2006 | See Source »

...imaginable and Wilson is up for the challenge every step of the way. He is a character actor in a leading man’s body and has a magnetism that makes it impossible to take your eyes off the screen. Slade’s direction is fast and razor-sharp, a nod to his extensive music video and commercial experience. The film is tightly packaged with close camera angles, leaving very little breathing room, and trapping the audience in Jeff’s apartment with the main characters. For such a dark plot, the colors in the film?...

Author: By Christopher C. Baker, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Hard Candy | 4/27/2006 | See Source »

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