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...They tell the truth with colorful language and they convinced at least me that the Republicans have got to go. And if Democrats can’t follow their advice, those sly G.O.P. leaders have truly “outfoxed” them for good...
...When asked for possible motives of a rogue time-changer, Fuentes furtively changed the subject. And so the investigation continues. Okay, now it’s done. For now, Harvard Square remains at 10:15 a.m. or p.m. But will we ever return to real time? Only time will tell. Oh wait, no it won?...
...first two verses employ the metaphor of diamond mining to illustrate the the dogged pursuit of a dream. Aptly named singer Diamond assumes the voice of that fantasy, suggesting that “you can scoop out my brain, shape it into an ear and then tell me your pain.” However, the staccato snare drum and terse eighth-note basslines give the impression that something is awry. The feel is too flawless, too mechanized to match the emotions encapsulated in the lyrics. Only when the rhythm section underpins the legato synthesizer with flowing double-stops does...
While the screenplay is relatively bland and predictably feel-good, it does have a few highlights. After Price makes the aforementioned boots, Lola replies, “Please, God, tell me I have not inspired something burgundy.” And the cutest moment, already spoiled in the trailer, is when the old woman renting a room to Lola asks him if he is a man. When Lola replies in the affirmative, the woman replies, “Ah, that’s fine, just so I know how to leave the toilet seat. I’ll get some...
When students tell Professor of the Practice of Literary Criticism James Wood that they first encountered King Lear at 2:30 in the morning, he knows that something is very wrong. “The text doesn’t speak to them,” he laments. And I, for one, agree. Harvard students, especially humanities concentrators, face monstrous reading loads. Expected to plow through 350 pages each week, students in the most demanding courses are faced with two alternatives—and neither, let me warn you, is pretty. The first option is superficial reading, a half-hearted...