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Today grindhouse films have a nostalgic savor--old naughtiness that looks naive--but it's certain nobody was thinking masterpiece. The films were often shot in a weekend with untested actors who had to get it right the first time; to producers, the only truly obscene phrase was "Take Two." The running times were as short as a starlet's skirt. A plot-heavy thriller might last 51 minutes (Maniac) or 63 (Herschell Gordon Lewis' gore-gantuan Blood Feast). Then again, the numbing incompetence of some adults-only films made that one hour seem endless. The tone of even...
...Crimson were barely able to savor its victory over Princeton, when it had to board a bus to Vermont on Monday morning. The rescheduling caused class conflicts, which left the Crimson squad depleted for the two games. In fact, only 13 of the teams 19 players made the trip, and with junior catcher Kara Hartl out with a shoulder injury, only 12 players were available to play...
...Goldmans and the Browns, the verdict was bittersweet. The two families have never been close, and they did not savor the verdict together. At the Doubletree, the Goldmans popped champagne and celebrated. Fred Goldman, standing on a chair in what used to be the clean room, thanked lawyers and friends. "Finally there is justice for Ron," he told the gathering. Patti Goldman and her sister Kim answered the constantly ringing phones, fielding congratulatory calls...
Like desperate passengers abandoning ship, President Clinton's cabinet members and top administration aides are involved in a mass exodus. Clinton did not even have time to savor his crushing (though expected) victory over the hapless Bob Olde--excuse me, that's Bob Dole--before he had to start searching for replacements and explaining to the press why his staff was deserting...
...decide where it should be placed, it is the college students of today who will be instrumental in building the proverbial bridge to the twentieth century. We shouldn't just gather in Loker and the IOP to watch the outcomes--we should be part of the outcomes. So savor today, and look forward to many years of actual lever-pulling in the future. The country is ours to mold and change. And sure, perhaps I haven't gotten any less idealistic than in my eighth grade election, but at least now I'm voting for the right party...