Word: takings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...figures in the Christian tradition, but it's just that--a story (and a great one, no less). The curtain is not going up tonight on a group of dancing, singing Biblical scholars or cultural critics but a group of zealous students ready to have a kick-ass-and-take-numbers good time...
...Though not conveyed in the most ingenious manner, these themes in Dogma remain provocative, to say the least. They often take the form of shots at the church (to lessen the ennui, a churchgoer reads "Hustler" during a service Bethany attends), but never do they lead to God-bashing. You see, Smith doesn't satirize God, per se--he satirizes the inadequate human perception of God. Our quest to interpret the will of the divine has lead humans to murder, war, persecution, suspicion, and a bevy of other moral wrongs. The funny (and much less extreme) situation that Smith uses...
...Well, that begs the question. Do you like girls that wear Abercrombie and Fitch? Would you take 'em if you had one wish...
...subjectivity of his subject matter and his technique is a wonder to see--take the long ride to the Newton Highlands T station on the green line (D towards Riverside) and the fifteen minute walk to the library. Bring your camera...
...think it would be better for them to have another referendum because this is a serious change in the student government," he said. "No one votes for these [council] reps, so you should take the matter directly to the students...