Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Hasidic-Jews! genre is now 0 for 2. Renee Zwelleger plays Sonya, a Hasidic Jew who can't handle her religion's strict more. Constantly red-faced or stuck in a deliriously cheesy monologue, Zwelleger tears into the role trying to make the film somewhat watchable. All her effort is ultimately futile: A Price Above Rubies is not only an example of dull storytelling but also of offensive and exasperating, preachy filmmaking. Sonya wants to discover true, "burning" passion. The filmmakers make it obvious that true love cannot be found in her community--a tenuous, seemingly-offensive position. When Sonya...
...herself is a die-hard haircut connoisseur, shopping around from salon to salon. "I get really bored with my hair," she admits, "and I haven't been able to find a place I really love." Her hit list includes the somewhat posh Diego, Leonard Stephen and several on Newbury Street. Currently, her fave is BU-frequented Dellaria on Commonwealth Avenue. Despite all her experimentation, all of Lee's cuts have met with her satisfaction. "I really haven't had a bad experience," she explains, even though she normally gives the stylist free rein with her shoulder-length hair...
...first one up and hopped into the shower, ready to start our vacation. My friends were horrified when they heard me shrieking from the bathroom. Apparently, our luxurious accomodations did not include hot water for showering. We later complained and the temperature of the water improved somewhat. However, we all agreed that it would be best if we spent as little time as possible in that hellish, closet-sized hotel room...
McLaughlin is somewhat of a Surge connoisseur herself. "I drink about one a day. But the count goes up when I run out of Mountain Dew. Then it's three or four times a day." By way of explanation, she offers, "I guess I like lemon-lime caffeine things." Gomez-Trochez also consumes the beverage on a fairly regular, though less frequent schedule. "Every time I have to pull an all-nighter or orgo problem set...so one every two weeks on average." And as for the side-effects McLaughlin describes? Gomez-Trochez only notices that he is "peeing...
Biggest blunder: Somewhat unlawful meddling in Latin America...