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...trip to the Mass. Eye and EarInfirmary--inspired by his roommates' "cynicism,skepticism and sarcasm" about UHS--confirmed thediagnosis but produced more aggressive treatment.Staff at the hospital told him swelling and thescratch's odd location complicated his condition...

Author: By Jennifer M. Siegel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students Critique Quality of Care at UHS, Cite Misdiagnoses | 11/9/1998 | See Source »

...script itself falls short of supreme comic genius, the premise is redeemed in last weekend's production at the Loeb Ex. Actors Erik Amblad '99, Adam "Waka" Green '99 and Sabrina Howells (B.U.) recite the play's more lackluster puns with sarcasm, making a parody of the parody...

Author: By Carla A. Blackmar, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Smashing in Spandex: Playing it Again at the Loeb Experimental | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

...precious in my life. By choosing to come to Harvard, I have followed in my brother's footsteps, in a way, and I believe I am seeing and experiencing what he saw 13 years ago. I see a place that is too often built on cynicism, criticism and sarcasm, and a place that pretends to have more and more information, yet that is increasingly void of meaning...

Author: By Chris King, | Title: Building on Brotherly Love | 10/9/1998 | See Source »

...this spiky new farce from the perp of In the Company of Men. A La Ronde for our own fin de siecle, the film offers six yuppies having lots of sex. But no one has much fun. Sex, as one of the women (Catherine Keener, who kills with sarcasm) says, "is not a time for sharing." Jason Patric is the chief sleaze; Ben Stiller adds to his gallery of wormy guys; and Aaron Eckhart is the doleful husband who, when asked who his best lay was, unabashedly answers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Your Friends And Neighbors | 8/24/1998 | See Source »

...shows that the American public is sick of having gore and mayhem shoved down its throat by the media. The Chicken Soup series creates an alternative to the usual media fare. We offer hope where there is despair, comfort where there is pain, tears and laughter instead of sarcasm and snide remarks, and inspiration to help our readers overcome the challenges they face. It's correct that our stories do not moralize, but it is wrong to say they provide "uplift without morals." PATTY HANSEN, Co-Author Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul Newport Beach, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 29, 1998 | 6/29/1998 | See Source »

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