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However, it would seem that Duchovny lacks not writing skill, but rather imagination; while his writing can evoke atmosphere, event and emotion that he himself ostensibly experienced, actual fiction escapes him. Perhaps “House of D” would have been a better movie had Tommy Warshaw, instead of running off to become an artist in Paris, grown up to play the lead in “The X-Files...

Author: By Steven N. Jacobs, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MOVIE REVIEW: House of D | 4/15/2005 | See Source »

...only offensive skill position at which the Crimson currently professes a degree of certainty is tailback, where sophomore Clifton Dawson, who comfortably shattered a slew of Crimson rushing and scoring records a season ago, will return to threaten his own marks...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: O'Hagan Controls Destiny, For Now | 4/15/2005 | See Source »

...more than 300 m.p.h. Most of the time the display of flying finesse comes off without a hitch. In the 39 years since the Navy's elite Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team was established, some 168 million onlookers have watched the Angels' shows, mouths agape at the sheer skill and bravery involved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blue Angels of Death | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

Yeager's style is to push planes and regulations to the limits of his skill and confidence. This means further than anyone else. He is frequently "cobbing" his engine, flying "balls to the wall," and coming close to "augering in." As an Air Force test pilot on captain's pay, he took the same risks as his high-salaried civilian counterparts. He resented those who flew for the money and was riled by flyers he felt did not listen to an experienced country boy. Scott Crossfield "just knew it all, which is why he ran a Super Sabre through...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Breaking the Celebrity Barrier: YEAGER | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

...communicate, or how to intervene to potentially prevent sexual violence? Would we know how to support survivors? Would perpetrators understand that their behavior and actions are hurtful, and that their community will not tolerate them? Probably not. We can all participate in and benefit from gaining the skill and knowledge of how to change a culture that tacitly condones sexual violence. It isn’t intuitive, and it isn’t straightforward. But it is vitally important...

Author: By Leah M. Litman, | Title: Why Take Back the Night? | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

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