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...college admissions outreach at Harvard, Boston college, Middlebury and others, specifically naming the tendency to liken one’s school to Hogwarts. As an Admissions Office tour guide, I try to keep the Hogwarts references to a minimum. But from time to time, I, too, slip in one too many Harry Potter references, and I’ve heard many of my fellow guides do the same. Are we trying to sell a Hogwarts resemblance when we should be selling the Harvard reality? I don’t believe...
...National Security,” or “Bad Boys,” the normally-funny dynamics of characters and plot lend themselves to successful films. With hysterical love/hate relationships between the partners, the usually high-paced and unrealistic save-the-world plots, goofy slip-ups, and ass-kicking repartee, the genre has always offered a lot to audiences. But “Cop Out” surely gives the genre...
Before overtime started, I ran into the concourse of Canada Hockey Place to talk to a few fans. I wanted to grasp Canada's collective panic for letting the gold slip away so late in the game. But here's the thing: Canadians know hockey. They know that at the end of games, when the other team pulls the goaltender to gain a man advantage, and applies dizzying late-game pressure, these things happen. No one was crying or holding their hair in the aisles...
...play’s intermission, Stark emerges from backstage and begins to toy with the hanging sculpture. Her inviting looks and teasing air seem to beckon viewers to play along. Some audience members joined in, but the rest of the room froze. It’s one thing to slip into Laura’s world, another to be dragged...
...loose puck in Harvard’s defensive zone stirred up the Crimson enough for Clarkson to slip past...