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...flat-out devastation, see the French drama Ponette, Jacques Doillon's study of infant grief. From its poignant first image--of a four-year-old child (Victoire Thivisol) compulsively sucking her thumb, the only part of her forearm not in a cast after a crash that killed her mother--the film rarely leaves the wracked, haunted face of its fearless heroine. Many relatives think they are helping the girl: her aunt (Claire Nebout), who fills her with stories of God's craving for mommies; her young cousins, who try alternately teasing and cheering her; a boy at school who says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: A REAL SUMMER BREAK | 6/16/1997 | See Source »

Cosentino, who specializes in business counseling, says that, as a rule of thumb, approximately one-third of those students will be offered jobs...

Author: By Justin D. Lerer, | Title: New Recruits | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...respect the committee structure and it is not personally necessary for me to have my thumb-print on every page of every bill that gets passed," Birmingham says...

Author: By Richard M. Burnes, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Son Of Chelsea Now Atop Beacon Hill | 6/3/1997 | See Source »

ALEXIS HERMAN G.O.P. continues strike against Herman nommination to thumb nose at Big Labor and Big Bill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: May 5, 1997 | 5/5/1997 | See Source »

...been an innocent if bizarre cosmetic exercise into a whole new method of communication. Each tint, already named something fluffy and marketable by the manufacturer, also had a deeper significance. My left index finger was "Fuschia Pastel," which would be better described as "Daddy's Girl Pink." My right thumb was a bright "Crushed Cranberry," which really means "Fornicate-With-Me Red." My right index finger was "Cabernet," a dark crimson that screamed "Pseudo-Gothic." My left middle finger was a violent dark blue called "Camaro," which stood for "Malevolence...

Author: By Malka A. Older, | Title: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun | 4/26/1997 | See Source »

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