Word: strides
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...satisfying throwback to the sweeping romances Hollywood once specialized in and now mostly ignores. Its visual splendor never obscures the furtive, assertive heart beating under the kimono. I loved seeing most of my favorite Chinese actresses in one movie (even if they were turning Japanese), and watching Gong Li stride away with her first big English-language picture. As the vindictive Hatsumomo, the Gongster flashes a stiletto stare that can burn in passion or turn on a rival with Freon fury. Those are pleasures enough for this unapologetic reviewer...
...grownups' show in short pants, but this variety series, debuting in 1976, truly transcended demographics with its wacky skits, musical numbers and sharp show-biz humor. It's also fun as a field guide to '70s celebrities (Avery Schreiber! Mummenschanz!). Season 1 takes a while to hit its stride--the corn crop is heavier than usual in the early episodes--but by the end, Fozzie, Miss Piggy, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew et al. are fully fleshed, or rather fuzzed...
...through case studies?mostly of how things can go wrong. The story of an investment bank created by Morgan Stanley and the China Construction Bank, for example, shows how a clash of cultures can reduce a joint venture to a dysfunctional set of fiefdoms. But McGregor really hits his stride with his own tale?an epic struggle between Dow Jones and China's Xinhua news agency over the right to dispense financial news. McGregor goes to war against what he calls Xinhua's "thugocracy," playing it off against progressive forces in the government and enlisting support in Washington. Xinhua eventually...
...unbelievable how Alex has played and really stepped up when we needed him the most,” sophomore quarterback Liam O’Hagan says. “We turned to a freshman when our star Corey Mazza goes down, and he just catches it in stride...
...extremely disappointing.” “This is going to make a lot of people unhappy, and we are going to have to deal with that,” he said. “We are going to have to take this in stride, and keep going.” Students who already purchased tickets will be refunded, McCambridge said. This marks the second time an appearance by Wyclef Jean at Harvard has been cancelled. The artist was scheduled to perform with Jurassic 5 in the spring of 2002, but the HCC cancelled the concert, fearing that...