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...Daniel's in a manner that can only be called liberal. One evening we pulled into a white Victorian farmhouse straight from central casting, surrounded by corn - close in, like a fence around the house and barn - corn as high as an elephant's eye, rustling delicately in a slight breeze. The sun was setting; you could smell the dark, chocolaty soil. Fred's aunt and uncle clambered out of the house; I remember them carrying trays of food, but that can't possibly be true. Johnny stepped out of the camper, blinked twice, a bit stunned by the perfection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saying Goodbye to Johnny Apple | 12/5/2006 | See Source »

...young adult novels. I even sort of tried to care that J.T. Leroy, the author of assorted literary works that almost nobody besides Courtney Love had read, was himself fabricated by a San Francisco couple looking for attention. But don?t ask me to be outraged that there are slight similarities between Ian McEwan?s Atonement and the autobiography of a WWII nurse. I just don?t have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ian McEwan Has Nothing to Atone For | 11/28/2006 | See Source »

...premise: A brittle and conniving Hollywood agent (Julie White) is trying to land a big movie project for her hot actor client, while keeping under wraps the fact that he "has a slight recurring case of homosexuality." Thus the groundwork is laid for a "trenchant satire about truth and illusion Hollywood-style" (in the words of the New York Times). But almost nothing in this play is smart enough for satire, or even makes much sense. The project the agent is seeking for the client she doesn't want outed is... a play about two gay lovers. (There's some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Broadway's Lame Little Dog | 11/17/2006 | See Source »

...biology professor handle the pressure? On the plus side, Palestinians say that Shabir is liked and respected by Abbas and Haniyeh. He has a scientist's impartiality, and he a slight West Virginian accent. But the biologist's success will ultimately depend on how well he can convince the Bush Administration that his future Palestinian cabinet will not be dominated by Hamas. And those are skills you don't learn under the microscope...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meet the Palestinians' New Leader | 11/15/2006 | See Source »

...season’s biggest game to date. The young back line of freshman Kwaku Nyamekye, and sophomores Marcel Perl, Peter Glenmullen and Michael Giammanco at times let the Bearcats offense have easy runs, and mishit a number of attempted clearances.“If they have a slight weakness, it’s the pace of the back four, so we tried to use our pace to get in behind them, which we were quite successful at,” Binghamton coach Paul Marco said.“The wind did play a big role,” Altchek...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: One Down, Five to Go as Crimson Advances | 11/13/2006 | See Source »

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