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...protagonist from a street-hardened boy to a compassionate man with whom an audience can empathize. If not for Hood’s unique investigation into the nuances of life, Tsotsi’s complex psyche and troubled human interactions could have overwhelmed the film’s slow dramatization. Tsotsi’s often awkward interactions with the kidnapped baby parallel his painstaking personal development, as he reflects on aspects of his own difficult childhood. Chweneyagae’s features show no sense of tenderness during the rather violent opening sequence, but with his gradual growth...
...Spanish language and Latin American cultures continue their slow creep into the American mainstream, it should come as no surprise that comics have begun to reflect that change. But where lesser comix have settled for throwing a token Latino into the story, La Perdida ($20; 275 pages), Jessica Abel's intense new graphic novel from Pantheon, goes deeper. In fact, it goes "native." Featuring a story about an idealistic American living in Mexico and written in Spanglish dialogue, La Perdida examines what is increasingly becoming a major cultural shift in the U.S. by looking at it from the other side...
...taking off the magic towel now and he will wake up' I told myself and the kid in a slow, loud and slightly nervous voice. Then magic again; as if suspended in mid-scream, he turned right back on. Yowling, mouth wide-open, writhing again for dear life, but now with my nice, neat row of 6-0 nylons underneath a nice clean dressing, very securely taped to his little forehead...
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...think Dartmouth [Ivy champ in 2004 and 2005] is who they are. Three years, four years ago, they were in the middle of the pack and struggling to be .500 because they played young kids so much.”Despite the mediocrity of 2005-2006, with its slow starts and sporadic offensive outbursts, this Crimson team should be the Ivy’s best by the time league play rolls around next winter.“The difference between freshmen and sophomores is black and white,” said Delaney-Smith following a disappointing 69-57 loss...