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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Kushner himself, however, is remarkably contained; he is thin and demure behind wiry, scholarly glasses. He keeps his hands clasped when not talking, though they float up in superfluous gestures when he is. His speaking does not erupt in the same way as his characters’ speech...

Author: By Lily X. Huang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Kushner Exhorts Need for Artistic Risks | 4/8/2005 | See Source »

...words like “sí” and “señora”. This particular subplot’s conclusion has lily-white Jean learn to appreciate her helpful Mexican servant with an insipid, cringe-worthy character reversal that basically materializes out of thin...

Author: By Daniel B. Howell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: MOVIE REVIEW: Crash | 4/8/2005 | See Source »

Playing off the idea that the line between comedy and tragedy is hair thin, Melinda and Melinda tells two parallel stories of one neurotic woman, Melinda. The formal agenda is augmented by a framing device wherein dapper middle-aged New York playwrights enjoy a leisurely lunch and, in the course of discussing the two genres, ad lib the stories of Melinda for the entertainment of their friends. The dramatist weaves a “tragedy” while the comedy writer composes a “comedy...

Author: By Emer C. M. vaughn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MOVIE REVIEW: Melinda and Melinda | 4/8/2005 | See Source »

...right guy, read on...Contrary to the PC Brigade’s PR campaign, guys prefer slim, healthy women.” Are these the men from whom 35-plus women have to choose? Maybe we should find husbands now—you know, while we’re thin...

Author: By Laura H. Owen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The M-R-S Degree | 4/7/2005 | See Source »

Vaillancourt­—arguably the team’s fastest skater—used the Olympic-sized sheet at the Whittemore Center to her advantage all game long, skating past defenders and spreading the opposing formations thin to create scoring chances for herself and her teammates...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hockey Marches On, Downs St. Lawrence in NCAA Semis | 4/4/2005 | See Source »

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