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...Better Luck Tomorrow, the suburban ennui is different from the ennui of the slick, impersonal American Beauty, but neither is it Not Another Teen Movie. Ben, Virgil, Daric and Han escape from privileged pre-college boredom through drugs, crime and violence...

Author: By Tiffany I. Hsieh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lucky 'Tomorrow' | 4/11/2003 | See Source »

...Gene By Gene” and the bass-driven “Moroccan People’s Revolutionary Bowls Club” are jarringly new. On those tracks, Albarn’s usual penchant for clever lyrics and tight pop structures are sacrificed for sing-along and slick production...

Author: By Christopher A. Kukstis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CD Review | 4/4/2003 | See Source »

Meet Stu (Colin Farrell), the kind of slick-suited used car salesman type who any dummy can tell is really insecure inside. Perhaps that’s why he’s cheating on his wife of less than a year with one of his clients, Pam (Katie Holmes). Stu calls Pam every day from the same phone booth, since his wife is on to him and has been checking his cellular bills. (Quick note to Dawson’s Creek fans and guys who might drop eight bucks on this flick just to see Holmes: she gets less screen...

Author: By Kristi L. Jobson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Film Review | 4/4/2003 | See Source »

...other officials who are responsible for protecting the public in the case of a terrorist attack—and an additional $3.5 billion in 2004. Instead, Bush transferred $1.2 billion in federal funds already earmarked for local law enforcement to a similar program with a different name. Through some slick accounting and fuzzy math, Bush made it seem like this $1.2 billion transfer was a $1.2 billion increase in funding for homeland security. After this fiscal sleight of hand, the President provided only 71 percent of the funding increase he had promised. The Administration’s failure to provide...

Author: By Samuel M. Simon, | Title: Protect the Homeland | 4/2/2003 | See Source »

...things may be picking up in PDA land. The latest models have new personality and a lot more pizazz, thanks to smarter designs and slick add-ons like phones and cameras. The new features should help drive sales up 18% annually during the next five years, according to estimates by the research firm In-Stat/MDR. Prices are still steep, and getting these babies to work as advertised can be a struggle, but some of the new PDAs are definitely worth looking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Three for the Road | 3/17/2003 | See Source »

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