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...truth is that the "University" understands, as the Crimson still does not, that our "failure" to appoint a senior historian of 20th-century American politics is a venial sin. We have continued to teach the subject while offering many other courses in American history, including some 14 undergraduate courses presently listed in 20th-century history...
That is, of course, a cardinal sin. For in1982, Harvard finished knotted with Pennfor first place with a 5-2 Ivy, 7-3 overallrecord. The entire season was extremelystrong--the only Ivy losses were both by twopoints...
...looking character can quickly be dubbed a "goner." Why wait two hours to see it happen? The dialogue is almost nonexistent, unless witless one-liners count. For instance, a fair young maiden says to Aramis (Charlie Sheen) during a rather carnal Bible lesson: "When you started talking bout original sin, I lost control and became impassioned...
...November" isclassic Waits, melancholy and plaintive andbizarre all at the same time, and "Shoot the Moon"is just as good, with Waits gruffly promising thathe'll "shoot the moon right out of the sky, foryou baby."\And hearing Burroughs, seventy-nineyears old, mutter that "'t'ain't no sin to takeoff your skin and dance around in your bones" on"'T'ain't No Sin" is required listening for anyserious Burroughs fans. (Burroughs made an equallysatisfying appearance on banjoist Tony Trischka'slatest release, World Turning...
...filled the house with a perfect cast: Emma Thompson as Miss Kenton; James Fox as Lord Darlington; Peter Vaughn as Stevens' father, the proud old retainer who will never say die -- even when he does. These characters, like those in The Age of Innocence, are all genteel anachronisms. They sin, in our eyes, by not daring to sin; they are poignant in their fidelity to tattered principles. The muted tones of Ivory's film tell you that this is a ghost story without corpses...