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...Oscar Race In his rundown of who is likely to win what at this year's Academy Awards [Feb. 9], Richard Corliss noted that in the Best Picture category, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King "plods a bit" but Master and Commander "soars." Although there are thrilling moments in the latter film, its slow beginning and almost complete lack of character development (especially compared with Patrick O'Brian's books) left me feeling let down. But The Return of the King had unforgettable images, amazing heart and a thrilling conclusion. It is a stunning example...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 3/1/2004 | See Source »

...rundown of who is likely to win what at this year's Academy Awards [Feb. 9], Richard Corliss noted that in the Best Picture category, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King "plods a bit" but Master and Commander "soars." Although there are thrilling moments in the latter film, its slow beginning and almost complete lack of character development (especially compared with Patrick O'Brian's books) left me feeling let down. But The Return of the King had unforgettable images, amazing heart and a thrilling conclusion. It is a stunning example of literature brought successfully...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 1, 2004 | 3/1/2004 | See Source »

Early in his tour around the bleak world of low-paying jobs, David Shipler describes a kind of domino model of a downward economic spiral. "A rundown apartment can exacerbate a child's asthma, which leads to a call for an ambulance, which generates a medical bill that cannot be paid, which ruins a credit record, which hikes the interest rate on an auto loan, which forces the purchase of an unreliable used car, which jeopardizes a mother's punctuality at work, which limits her promotions and earning capacity, which confines her to poor housing." Which exacerbates the asthma...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Take This Job and Starve | 2/16/2004 | See Source »

Kelsey E. Corlett ’05 and Arin C. Hotz ’05 traveled to Italy where they encountered a culture a far cry from that of their hometowns of Iowa and Montana. They stayed in rundown hotels and were frequently harassed by Italian...

Author: By Robin M. Peguero, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Convene After Semester Abroad | 2/6/2004 | See Source »

After a full afternoon traipsing from one corner of the neighborhood to another, Xu is rundown by this tedious process...

Author: By Michael M. Grynbaum, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ready To Campaign, Dems Head South | 2/5/2004 | See Source »

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