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...despite those inconveniences--and in part because of them--they have developed a deep love of the desert in the five years since they moved here. Twenty miles from Tucson, their house looks out on a plain of saguaro cacti stretching to the Rincon Mountains. At night the stars shine brightly without competition from human lighting. Paul, 68, a semiretired software developer, gets all the hiking and bike riding he wants, and Carolyn attends lectures to learn how to grow desert plants in their yard. "You have to learn to adjust in the desert," says Carolyn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living with the Desert | 3/28/2005 | See Source »

...goaltenders, especially the busy Moffat, had their moment to shine in the scoreless third period. The junior transfer turned away all 19 shots she saw in the final frame, including 15 on the Crimson power play, many of which came during a brief stretch of 5-on-3. Moffat racked up 36 saves...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hockey Advances to National Championship | 3/25/2005 | See Source »

Willis has trapped himself between two career stages, and this film perhaps represents an uncomfortable amalgam of his heavy artillery days and an older and wiser persona. The direction is mostly to blame, and Willis’s years of experience shine through in his ability to feign on-screen chemistry with the rest of the cast...

Author: By Eve Lebwohl, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: MOVIE REVIEW: Hostage | 3/18/2005 | See Source »

...leaves much to be desired and the “there is no shelf life on your mind” vs. “you have to want it” lifestyle debate is played out with more than a little heavy-handedness. Cusack and Cattrall, however, manage to shine in suffocating stereotypical roles...

Author: By Meghan M. Dolan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MOVIE REVIEW: Ice Princess | 3/18/2005 | See Source »

Opting to shine the multicolored lights out at the audience from behind the stage, Interpol has created an image of the unattainable. Only their lyrics and powerful beats remain palpable in this atmosphere, while their bodies become dark muddled masses mirroring their synthesized tones...

Author: By Nicole E. Rosner, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Rock Doesn't Tear Interpol Apart | 3/18/2005 | See Source »

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