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...which boner jokes and punches in the nuts abound. Although the characters are allegedly four years older than the high schoolers of “Superbad,” they still binge drink until they puke, and there is little to distinguish Eisenberg’s awkward and soft-spoken virgin from that of Michael Cera (other than the fact that Eisenberg has a car to drunkenly drive into the neighbor’s hedge). When Mottola presents a 22-year-old who expects an expensive summer vacation and four years of graduate school on his parent?...
Ratatat’s music may at times seem otherworldly or robotic, but behind the electronic beats is the soft-spoken, sarcastic, and gracious Evan Mast, part of the musical duo that will be performing at Yardfest on April 19. The 29-year-old Brooklyn resident spoke candidly about his college days, performing in castles, and his love for Bach.1. Fifteen Minutes: You met fellow band member Mike Stroud when you were both students at Skidmore. Do you think your experience as a college student will influence what you choose to perform at Harvard?Evan Mast: Not really, I mean...
Americans are afraid of this economy. As a result, they're getting locked and loaded. To wit: Jacquita Baker, a soft-spoken single mother from Kentwood, Mich., near Grand Rapids. She works as an administrative assistant at the Grand Rapids Urban League and is studying criminal justice at a local university. As of Monday, she's the proud owner of a shotgun. Why bear arms now? "The economy played a large part in my decision," says Baker, 27. "When people don't have jobs, they might go breaking into people's homes. I want to be safe in my home...
...quietest man I have come across. He was so soft-spoken that you could not hear him under his breath. It made you wonder, even if momentarily, if he really led the Tamil Tigers." - Sadanand Menon, Indian journalist (New York Times, March...
...soft-spoken University of Michigan sociology professor and survey expert, Groves, 60, has stepped straight into the firing line in the decennial battle over the national Census - the tally used to distribute congressional seats and tax dollars. The most contentious issue: whether to rely on mathematical sampling in addition to old-fashioned, one-at-a-time counting to measure the country's population. Many experts say sampling yields more accurate results than an individual count, especially among those hardest to reach, such as the homeless and the poor. As a rule, though, Republicans grow queasy at seeing the words Census...