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...That span of almost 580 scoreless minutes is a testament to the quality defensive effort put up across the board by the Crimson. That span includes wins over two top-25 ranked teams, Marquette and UMass...

Author: By Tyson E. Hubbard, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Soccer Meets Struggling Cornell | 10/12/2001 | See Source »

...want to do films? A: I have neither the talent nor the attention span. The reason I have so many friends among film people is that I've never asked them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Welcome To the World of Helmut Newton | 10/8/2001 | See Source »

Like the Rubik’s cube and sea monkeys, Ginger commanded the nation’s short but intense attention span in the way only a fad could. Ginger was said to have the potential to transform the world. To date, Ginger has transformed very little. People never found out what Ginger was, and soon it disappeared from the radar screen...

Author: By A. B. Pacelli, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Getting to the Root of "Ginger" | 10/4/2001 | See Source »

...Trailing by 17 with under six minutes remaining, Big Red quarterback Ricky Rahne threw touchdown passes to receivers Chad Nice and John Kellner in a span of 1:24 to bring Cornell within three. However, Colgate recovered an onside kick to hold off the Big Red surge...

Author: By Jared A. Causer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Penn, Princeton Win Ivy Openers | 10/2/2001 | See Source »

Which brings us to the question of tone. While Stiller is clearly trying to satirize the hyper-attenuated attention span of VH1 and MTV directors and audiences, his film is never believable enough to deliver any substantial punch to the objects of his satire. His performance is the same way—his acting is best when it’s grounded in some real world backdrop, like There’s Something About Mary or Mystery Men. You can’t help but feel that something is at stake in the limitations of Stiller’s characters...

Author: By Matthew Callahan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: An Out'land'ish Trip | 9/28/2001 | See Source »

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