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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sympathies to Humbert, played perfectly by Jeremy Irons, whose expressive face beautifully conveys his longings and inner torment. Reserved and elegant, Irons' character is the most thoughtful and multidimensional person in the film, so much so that we are almost compelled to try and understand his actions in spite of ourselves...

Author: By Irene J. Hahn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Film About Film: Lyne's 'Lolita' Opens | 10/9/1998 | See Source »

...hard-core elite who prevail undaunted over large portions and head-swimming margaritas, dessert is a necessary evil. Chocolate Ecstasy is a towering mound of stratified richness--cream, chocolate mouse and chocolate cake soaked in kahlua--alluring enough to be devoured in spite of flagging spirits. Coconut flan sounds interesting, and for a palate cleansing option, Baja offers Key Lime Tart, a denser version of the more common Key Lime...

Author: By Rebecca U. Weiner, | Title: make a run...beyond the border | 10/8/1998 | See Source »

...spite of biology, both Freud and Lewis maintained strictly monogamous relationships throughout their lives, Nicholi pointed...

Author: By Sarah E. Reckhow, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Noble Lecture Focuses on Love and Sexuality | 10/7/1998 | See Source »

...doubt that Tripp's actions were at times contradictory and that her motives will remain forever murky. Depending on whom you believe, Tripp did what she did in hopes of landing a tell-all book deal, or out of revenge against her own adulterous father, or out of spite for the libertines who took over from the Bush Administration, for which she had worked as a secretary--or all of the above...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: There's Something About Linda Tripp | 10/5/1998 | See Source »

...spite of all the perks and marketing efforts, Boston lags far behind its southern rival, New York City, in local production...

Author: By Jacqueline A. Newmyer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hollywood Comes to the Hub | 9/23/1998 | See Source »

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