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...Fahrenheit 9/11? may be seen as another example of the liberal media preaching to its own choir. But Moore is such a clever assembler of huge accusations and minor peccadillos (as with a shot of Wolfowitz sticking his pocket comb in his mouth and sucking on it to slick down his hair before a TV interview) that the film should engage audiences of all political persuasions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A First Look at "Fahrenheit 9/11" | 5/17/2004 | See Source »

They’ve approached Dartboard’s desk many a time, equipped with flashlights and slick uniforms. At the first hint of menacing footsteps, Dartboard frantically scrambles her wrappers together, chucking soda bottles and sandwiches under her chair. But on those sad occasions when Dartboard is caught off guard, a somber patroller pulls out the dreaded paper copy of the library’s food and drink policy, sternly pointing to the illicit goods. They assume, optimistically, that after Dartboard reads those sacred words, she’ll remember to respect the library’s laws...

Author: By Sarah R. Lieber, | Title: Dartboard | 5/14/2004 | See Source »

...wiggles something that resembles a surfboard at the passing scientists. It’s slick and neon green. Panton’s tie is neon yellow...

Author: By Nathan J. Heller, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For Science, Red Tape Follows Greenbacks | 5/14/2004 | See Source »

Junior Lauren Bettinelli came in to relieve Brotemarkle in the tenth, and immediately benefited from slick fielding by Goldberg and Stefanchik, who each made great plays to keep runners of the base paths. Bettinelli had started the game for Harvard and went four scoreless innings before giving way to freshman Becky Voaklander in the fifth...

Author: By J. PATRICK Coyne, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Softball Loses Marathon Final Game to BC | 5/5/2004 | See Source »

...Sicilian kitsch--the plastic flowers, the bronze-tinted mirrors, the piped-in Godfather theme. The walls bear snapshots of movie stars visiting the place, among them Johnny Depp (Donnie Brasco), Hugh Grant (Mickey Blue Eyes) and James Caan (The Godfather). At a round table sit five men--sturdy, with slick hair and crumpled suits--having a good rude time as two other men in velour sweatsuits, drivers or bodyguards probably, sit at a subsidiary table. They turn quiet and suspicious when a new couple, strangers, is seated across the room, then return to their powwow. On the ceiling above...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Last Don | 3/29/2004 | See Source »

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