Word: roughness
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...Wind”—hardly a progressive move on the part of the voters. Similarly, more than half a century later, another black woman, Halle Berry, was awarded by the Academy, this time for a role that found her imprinted in the public imagination as a rough, nearly animalistic sex object for a white man—not coincidentally, the other prevailing image of black women. That same year, the Academy also rewarded Denzel Washington for his portrayal of—surprise!—a criminal. It’s widely agreed that this wasn?...
Samuel Beckett is not a cheery playwright, and “A Few Rags of Love: An Evening of Samuel Beckett’s Shorter Plays,” the set of his short plays (“Catastrophe,” “Rough For Theater 1,” “Footfalls,” and “Rockaby”) which ran from Mar. 2-4 at the Loeb Ex, was no exception. Despite the brief show—the whole program was less than an hour long—producer Mark P. Musico...
...record double figures in any category besides field goals attempted and minutes played. He had 11 rebounds, despite playing with a broken right hand. “I just want to finish this year on a high note,” Cusworth said. “Injuries have been rough this year for me.” As in recent games, the Crimson faced a team that received many more contributions from its subs than did Harvard. Cornell’s bench outscored the home team’s reserves, 33-2. “I think all those guys...
...said. “[Quibell] had more difficult time on her side of it, more pressure.” Grigg said her experience in last year’s tournament helped prepare for this year, particularly the matches leading up to the final. “I had some rough matches this season,” she added, “so I came out this year with more of a revenge feeling.” Grigg also beat third-seeded Miranda Ranieri of Yale in the semis in straight games, 9-2, 9-2, 9-3. Blumberg, seeded 11th...
...Kumar said. “But today, the team really took care of business, and we beat the Michigan State guys pretty handily. We all were really intensive, had a good attitude, and executed our game plans. It’s a long season, and we had a rough start, but now we’re healthy, so this is a good start for the rest of the season.” “This is one step forward towards our ultimate goal,” Kumar said. “That is, to win the Ivy League championship...