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...meditation in the Magnolia vein, will likely see it as an agreeable but minor work. Years from now, it will probably surface at the Coolidge as part of their series of flops from famous directors. Nevertheless, I’ll defend it; it’s slow and somewhat slight, but there’s so much joy and intelligence stored up in its frames that it could never be called ephemeral...

Author: By Benjamin J. Soskin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Love's Labors | 10/10/2002 | See Source »

Dowd may be right: polls show that as war talk drowns out everything else, Democrats are losing the slight edge they had in congressional races when they returned from the August recess. They are increasingly worried about not only their effort to win back the House but also the possibility of losing control of the Senate. And they anguish over long-term damage: some say a prolonged fight over Iraq will resurrect an image that the Democrats spent decades trying to shake after Vietnam. "If we look like a bunch of left pacifists, it hurts our numbers," a Democratic Party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fighting Across The Aisle | 10/7/2002 | See Source »

...this airy room behind the counter of Toscanini’s Ice Cream shop in Central Square, Amy Chilton sprinkles cocoa over a large clear bin filled with ladyfingers. Nick Branigan, a reedy redhead with a slight beard and geek-chic glasses, stands behind her, arms crossed against his chest...

Author: By Margot E. Kaminski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cold Fusion | 10/3/2002 | See Source »

...ultimate in retail vindication: Minutes after entering a designer store only to be greeted with death stares from Ivana Trump look-alike assistants, I would saunter out with a huge sack of shoes equivalent in value to a semester of tuition at Harvard (this is only a slight exaggeration). For these brief moments, I lived the life of a society heiress, except without the Tiffany’s store credit, but with eight-hour workdays. Another catch in this appealing little fantasy is that said shoes are never kept by the magazine staff. Sadly, everything borrowed for stories must...

Author: By Amelia E. Lester, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Life In Vogue | 10/3/2002 | See Source »

...Last year, we had a slight decrease and I’m guessing that was affected by 9/11. The horrific events might have put people off a bit,” Granara says. “[But] this year we have not only sprung back to life, but sprung back to life with a vengeance...

Author: By Nalina Sombuntham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Learning Arabic, Looking for Roots | 10/1/2002 | See Source »

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