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...eulogy service continues at a snail??s pace—which is no surprise given that it is constantly interrupted with episodes of absolute mayhem—Oscar (James Marsden) accidentally takes a hallucinogenic drug instead of a Vallium, and a gay midget, Frank (Peter Dinklage), threatens the family of the deceased with pictures of Aaron’s father and himself performing sexual acts...

Author: By Chris A. Henderson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Death at a Funeral | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

...locked. Traffic slowed, sometimes stood still. It was Thanksgiving. In quiet corners across campus, students cultured lab cells and honed hockey shots. A handful of students tried to save the cost of pricey airfares and catch up on neglected work, and got a glimpse of Harvard, moving at a snail??s pace. “Even just walking down Mass. Ave., there were hardly any cars,” said Katharine M. Chute ’11. “It was pretty quiet, and it was kind of nice.” By Thursday, most Harvard students...

Author: By Kevin C. Leu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Holiday in the Square | 11/26/2007 | See Source »

...subject to oversight from House staff and administrators, ensuring that the funding does not go to finance underage drinking. This is a very welcome development. Some have accused the administration of vacillating and keeping students out of the loop. Typically, however, changes in University Hall move at a snail??s pace. In this case, it appears that the administration quickly realized that it did not fully consider the implications of its prior statements and erred in announcing an overly broad policy. The administration’s actions also demonstrate that, despite what some conspiracy-minded students would like...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: A Sliver of Sanity | 10/18/2007 | See Source »

...Magnolias,” “Moonstruck,” “Mr. Holland’s Opus”). Dukakis’ comically edgy turn as Brody’s cranky grandmother keeps you in stitches even as the rest of the movie moves at a snail??s pace. From answering the door in the nude to constantly lecturing Brody on her much-anticipated death, Dukakis more than fills the role of the wise-yet-caustic matron.Despite being somewhat miscast, Ryan, Stewart, and Brody possess the acting chops to gently carry...

Author: By Erin A. May, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: In The Land of Women | 4/20/2007 | See Source »

...midst of a hard-fought third set knotted at 4-4, while two courts over, No. 1 Chris Clayton had just lost his second set in a match that required the skills of football, baseball and tennis combined. Clayton’s match had proceeded at a snail??s pace with stupendously long points that had the audience strung out and quivering with excitement and the players—especially Clayton’s opponent, Branko Kusmanovic—wheezing and gasping for breath.Clayton had won the first set, 7-6, in as much time...

Author: By Jonathan B. Steinman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men's Tennis Falls in Heart-Breaking Fashion | 3/5/2007 | See Source »

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