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...Playing a one-day tournament] is a double-edged sword,” Klein said. “It’s exciting because if you get your stuff together, you can really make it happen, like Chris did today. But only one day means no shot at redemption...

Author: By Jonathan P. Hay, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Wu Wows at Toski Invite For M. Golf | 10/28/2003 | See Source »

...with weak visual effects (and copped from Raiders of the Lost Ark). But Zhao Fei's cinematography is ravishing, the actors bring heft and glamour to their roles, and the battle scenes have a clanging thrill to them. When the good guys and bad guys wage a group sword fight on horseback, you'll wonder why Hollywood ever thought it could get away with boring old guns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crouching Camel... | 10/20/2003 | See Source »

They splintered boards with their bare feet, punted skewered apples off of razor-sharp sword tips while blindfolded and performed a fight routine to hip-hop beats...

Author: By Andrew C. Esensten, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Tae Kwon Do Tournament Dazzles | 10/14/2003 | See Source »

...governments that blunt the sharper edges of their policies. But in Switzerland's referendum-based version of direct democracy, the SVP could use a victory as a bully pulpit from which to call for more anti-immigration referendums. "The Swiss system based on grassroots participation is a double-edged sword," says Thomas Held, director of Avenir Suisse, an independent social and economic think tank. "The danger is that the party will overdramatize the issues and frighten the voters into rejecting reforms or adopting restrictive measures, as is the case with the asylum issue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sharp Turn To The Right? | 10/12/2003 | See Source »

...almost Monty Python-esque manner that, although appropriate in the “Movie World” context, can be off-putting and even unintentionally humorous. Nonetheless, the Kill Bill’s fight scenes are the most exciting and intense of this year, particularly the samurai sword showdown at the very...

Author: By Steven N. Jacobs, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Film Review | 10/10/2003 | See Source »

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