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...instance, and recall The Killing (1956), the first true Kubrick movie. The elaborate heist of the day's handle at a race track, a model of rational planning, goes perfectly. And then, at the last moment, the sappy lady and her yappy little dog appear--mischance absurdly personified--and ruin everything. Remember 1964's Dr. Strangelove as well. How delicately the title character and his ilk poised the balance of terror, how little they considered the possibility that there might be someone out there like General Jack D. Ripper. Best of all, think of heedless Barry Lyndon, sparing no thought...
Before we talked, Mandel kept me on hold for 20 seconds while he Lysoled his phone. He had not heard of the Killer Germ. "Are you calling to ruin my life?" he yelled. Then he explained how his precautions were actually logical responses to real risks. I found myself agreeing with him until I noticed the amount of times he used the phrase mucous membrane...
DENNIS RODMAN Holds wacko press conference, but is upstaged when Lakers fire coach. Way to ruin an entrance...
...longer mattress coils, with 40% more steel, cradle the body and provide firm support. And the compact, 4-in.-tall box spring (7.5 in. is standard) is made of reinforced fiberglass for better shock absorption. But the $1,000 to $3,000 price for a queen set could easily ruin your reverie...
...sure that some alumni officers havebecome unwilling to run the risk that a drunkenstudent or guest might fall down a flight ofstairs and cause financial ruin to the alumni andtheir families," Dean of the College Harry R.Lewis '68 wrote in an e-mail message...