Word: thrown
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Nevertheless, the senior goaltender managed to overcome the hard knocks thrown her way and lead Harvard into its playoff...
...huge issue in terms of balancing historic buildings...with the needs of students who deserve and earn a chance to be here," says Dean of Freshmen Nathans, who was thrown into the renovation project as soon as she arrived at Harvard in the early 1990s, just as construction was about to get underway...
...Tracey Moore and Mercedes Martinez have created. The neo-soul singer-songwriters may have a ridiculously unwieldy group name, but their CD is fabulously smooth, good from start to finish. With old-school heart and new-school attitude, they're Roberta Flack plus Sade with a little D'Angelo thrown...
Local band Firecat advertises itself as a rock 'n roll trio with some other instruments and catchy vocals thrown into the mix. The combination is supposed to create a more interesting variation on the guitar-based rock formula. The ingredients are there for good music, and the band comes from the rich heritage of Boston-area rock. But the problem with Firecat is that they don't have the one essential quality which defines a good rock band--they don't rock...
...those familiar with director David Lynch's work (Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and Lost Highway), this storyline, which is based on the actual journey made by 73-year-old Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth), seems right up Lynch's alley---quirky and Midwestern, with a lawnmower thrown in for good measure. Interestingly enough, Lynch was initially opposed to directing The Straight Story. But after reading the screenplay written by Mary Sweeney and John Roach, Lynch was won over: "[I] wasn't interested in it. I never thought I would make this story, but the screenplay turned me around. I loved...