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...javelin run-in, holds her spear head-high, level with the ground, and flows into the unmistakable prancing, straight-backed run that must have been the same when soldiers threw those weapons in the Trojan War. The javelin thuds down at 144 ft. 11 in. There is a roar. Casual fans are delighted, but the knowledgeable are disappointed because they know that she can score several yards better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Young Faces Were the Point of It All | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

...because the neighborhood is so poor, in part because all the residents, from the baker and the tailor to the kids and seniors, are skilled in martial arts. The Landlady (Yuen Qiu), spuming belligerence, can suck a cigarette to cinders in one deep breath, and has a lion's roar scream that rattles windows a continent away. Into the alley wanders Sing (Chow), a loser punk who is desperate to be an Axe man. But destiny has another, redemptive scenario in store. This accident-prone scoundrel has the makings of a natural-born kung fu genius--just the fellow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: A Magical Martial Romp | 4/17/2005 | See Source »

Jumping from the stage after a loud drum roar and zigzagging through a laughing audience, costumed students showcased a traditional Southeast Asian lion dance dating back one thousand years...

Author: By Candice N. Plotkin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Lowell Hosts Southeast Asian Banquet | 4/11/2005 | See Source »

...ecstatic voice is a legacy of papa Loudon and mama Kate McGarrigle, but the talent for profanity is all her own. This roar of a song is further proof that a girl and a guitar can be just as menacing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: 10 Songs Worth at Least 99 Cents | 4/10/2005 | See Source »

...name any significant happening of the 1900s? Preceded by The Gay ’90s (1890s), this period has merely been relegated to the ‘turn of the century,’ and it took about two decades for the 1900s to even eek out a decadent roar. Perhaps at the beginning of each century, society must regroup and start back...

Author: By Aliza H. Aufrichtig, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Can I Get a When When? | 3/22/2005 | See Source »

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