Word: spiro
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...Julia M. Spiro...
Long-time talk show host Phil Donahue wants America to take a long look at what the Iraq War is doing to its young men and women. Body of War, which Donahue produced and co-directed with Ellen Spiro, and which airs tonight on the Sundance Channel in honor of Veterans Day, tells the story of Tomas Young, a formerly gung-ho soldier who was paralyzed after less than a week in Iraq. Donahue spoke with TIME about getting kicked off MSNBC, why Iraq war movies are not a draw, and the death of the word "liberal...
...this business will break my heart. We got named to the shortlist for the Oscar, but we could not find a distributor for our film. Everybody walked away from it. Then we were able to arrange a deal with Landmark Theaters, where they agreed to roll it out. Ellen [Spiro] and I would do a Q&A opening night, and the place would be jampacked. It was glorious. And the next day there'd be seven people in the theater. This is not a "take your girl to the movies" movie. But you can hardly criticize a theater owner...
...Spiro is not alone in her plight. Another Quadling, Alice M. Ging ’11 hears music blasting from her neighbors’ room until 2 a.m. every night, but says, “It’s not a big deal, just a bit annoying.” Even more annoying for Ging is hearing the firedoor alarm go off whenever a belligerent party-hopper gets lazy and forgets to read...
...living next to party suites does have its advantages. A sophomore in Mather notes the ease of just stepping out of his room and “following the music.” However convenient partying at neighbors’ might be, Spiro has definitely learned her lesson about locking her door and notes that “since this happened within the first few weeks of school, it’s only a sign of things to come...