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...it’s a spare, simple odyssey, made to seem even slower thanks to Anderson’s continued love of lengthy takes and time-killing, character-building prattle. It never stops dead, but it feels long even for its 90-minute running time...
...point, three strangers appear at his tent. A model of Middle Eastern hospitality, he lays out a feast. They turn out to be divine messengers bearing word that God intends to destroy Sodom, where his nephew Lot lives. Abraham initiates an extraordinary haggling session, persuading the Lord to spare Sodom if 10 righteous people can be found. They...
...cable service. This campus is a world leader in needless luxury expenses. Cars are purchased to drive from the Quad to the Yard. Many people will pay other students to wash their clothes. Were cable available, my neighbors on the third floor of Quincy might subscribe just to spare themselves the agony of listening to me try to install DirecTV in my dorm room. It’s hard to put a price on avoiding the haunting screams of violent anger and defeat associated with me and my roommates’ installation of the satellite pointing out of our common...
Chris D. Cowan ’05, Leverett House Why girls go to the bathroom in packs. Why women shave off their eyebrows then draw another one in the same place. Why the man on the corner asked me for spare change, and when I said I didn’t have any, he said to call him on his cell when I did. Why fat people order five buckets of chicken and a Diet Coke. Why skydivers bother wearing helmets. Why all the people that sing in the subway have...
...receiving such treatment at another hospital. While that is logically true, it is not a realistic option for almost all victims of sexual assault. A woman who would certainly be distraught, and possibly in shock, should not be forced to make an additional stop for basic care that can spare her months or even years of anguish. These victims do not have the energy, the time or the luxury to find a hospital that will give them the appropriate health care...