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...apocalypse would do to the humanity of us who survive. That is also the question of The Road; its answer is tougher to take. A father and son trudge across a wasteland of burnt trees and skeletons, evading murderers and cannibals. The evil control most of the weapons and scant provisions; the good have, literally, been eaten away. Grim as The Road is, it's more anguishing emotionally, as the ailing father struggles, out of a febrile love for his son, to keep the boy and hope alive. As opposed to The Road Warrior, it's heartrendingly realistic, a masterpiece...
...compact disc or cookie dough.)And Chris Pizzotti, with all of three career starts to his name, may just be the best quarterback in the league, currently topping the Ivies in passing efficiency.On defense, Harvard leads the nation in allowing just 1.3 yards per carry, or, more explicitly, a scant 42 rushing yards per game.I could find 42 rushin’ yards on one block in Sheepshead Bay. (Think about it.)Lafayette has been downright victimized by the Ivy League this season, with its three losses coming at the hands of Penn, Princeton, and Yale. But the Leopards are coming...
While some professors say the review leaves scant space for literature and the arts, and others suggested it tries too hard to be a response to the 9/11 attacks, the current proposal has met a much warmer reception than previous Core overhaul plans...
...evidence is scant that either politician is benefiting from the tactic, which lately has all but squeezed out meaningful discussion of issues like taxes, education and health care. Instead, in relentless TV ads, Blagojevich and Topinka have tried to impugn the ethical standards of the other by invoking Ryan, the current poster boy of scandal in a state where questionable patronage practices have rarely before been a political liability. Blagojevich uses old footage of Topinka, a former member of the Ryan administration, practically swooning as she praises the former governor as "a damn decent guy." Topinka, who has never been...
...Kidman and Keith Urban’s June 25 wedding only spurred questions as to when Suri’s parents will actually tie the knot. Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, born to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, proved less photo shy, appearing on the cover of People magazine a scant three weeks after her May 27 birth. The first biological child of Jolie (who has an adopted son Maddox and daughter Zahara) and Pitt’s first child as well, Shiloh even has a likeness of herself with mom and dad in Madame Tussaud’s wax museum...