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Those damned liberals are at it again. As a recent letter to the editor reminded us (Letters, Dec. 9), these no-good, un-American spoil-sports are continuing their long tradition of showing prejudice against religious people. "Among liberals, bias against religion may be one of the last acceptable prejudices," the author boldly generalized...

Author: By Derek C. Araujo, | Title: A Dire Threat to Religion? | 1/8/1999 | See Source »

...first trying to keep too many dark and weighty emotional objects aloft, then trying to bring them back to hand in a graceful and satisfying way. The goodwill Rushmore has accumulated in its early passages is not entirely dissipated by this frenzy, but its concluding klutziness does rather spoil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Class Clowns | 12/14/1998 | See Source »

...spouting pop-psych Nietzscheanisms--get started on a cover-up. Guilt and panic soon lead to lethal wrangles, then to variously colorful comeuppances. Meantime, Cameron Diaz is sublimely screwy as the single-minded bride determined not to let anything--including the deadly mishaps that keep shrinking the wedding party--spoil her nuptials...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Fatal Flaws | 11/30/1998 | See Source »

...blatantly obvious that viewers may wonder whether the movie is actually some sort of farce poking fun at itself. Subtly crafted lines such as "My daddy always said, `If you want to put a nail in a board, you don't do anything fancy, you just use a hammer'" spoil any hope of Soldier's delivering a serious message without sounding comical...

Author: By Stephen G. Henry, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: MEN OF WAR | 11/6/1998 | See Source »

Looking at the shorthand of the box score, one wonders how Harvard managed to spoil Homecoming Saturday...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, | Title: Can't Buy A Win | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

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