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...which Eliza flirts with an attractive young delivery man, we see him improbably happen upon a literary journal containing a picture of the young Thurman, looking defiant and hip, alongside some of Eliza's early prose. He starts reading aloud and she stops him, thankfully. "That was my thing," she says without a trace of irony. "That kind of ferociously lyrical fiction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Uma and Motherhood: A Parody Waiting to Happen | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

...contest; she assumes that if she applies herself even a little, she'll win. She taps away at the keyboard for a few minutes, then heads off to a sample sale with Sheila. (Driver, blooming with her own pregnancy at the time of filming, is the best thing in Motherhood; she's wry and funny and real.) I was too busy eying the racks to see if the legendary New York sample sales are really all that to notice that this marked a serious lapse in Eliza's work ethic. But Avery calls her on it, right after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Uma and Motherhood: A Parody Waiting to Happen | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

...from “Salaam Bombay!” to “Monsoon Wedding”—have garnered widespread acclaim from the media, she is a populist at heart, playing more to the audience here than to the critics. This is not a bad thing; although some might find the constant swelling of tympanis and the inconsistent quality of the digital effects to be grating and cheesy, these are forgivable and do not detract from the meaning or pleasure of the movie. Nair’s affinity for the common man also works to her benefit...

Author: By Abigail B. Lind, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Amelia | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

...Last Saturday is going to end up being a good thing for the team,” said captain and defensive lineman Carl Ehrlich. “We got hung up a little bit. It made us refocus on the basics and playing disciplined football...

Author: By Scott A. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Looks To Run over Rival Princeton | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

...started the project because I had the primitive desire to have a big book that could explain my world; not a picture, but something that could convey the whole thing to readers,” Waters says regarding the concept behind “Literary History,” which he conceived in 1982. It was only on September 29, 2005 that the project would officially be set in motion. Also the catalyst behind HU Press’ similarly titled French and German literary histories, Waters, with Sollors and Marcus, created an editorial board that formed, as Waters puts...

Author: By Denise J. Xu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Turning Over an Old Page | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

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