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...addition to sporting the traditional lisp, limp wrists and swishy hips, Diego listens to Maria Callas, reads Cavafy and Walt Whitman and drinks Indian tea from Sevres cups. It seems as if the gay men burst into tears at regular intervals, and Gutierrez Alea can't resist the trap of the gay-man-as-tragic-queen-in-love-with-a-straight-ma n cliche. Frankly, it is difficult to see why Diego is so interested in David, who is terribly callous and in the final analysis, rather boring. However, Jorge Perugorria's sensitive portrayal saves Diego from being a mere...

Author: By Joel Villasenor-ruiz, | Title: Alea's Tropical, Topical 'Strawberry' Dips Into Castro Critique | 2/16/1995 | See Source »

...bout it? A home-and home series with California-Berkeley. Trontcourt lurkers like Kyle Snowden and Darren Rankin would see how a Top 25 team boxes out. Guards Jared Leake and James White could learn how to trap from the best...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Blue Devilish | 12/17/1994 | See Source »

...thumbs up to old Roger during this holiday season, even if he threatens to walk away from baseball if a salary cap is passed. He means well--he should just keep his trap shut a little more often. Hopefully Canseco can teach him a thing or two when he speeds into town...

Author: By Johnny C. Ausiello, | Title: Ho, Ho, Jose! | 12/15/1994 | See Source »

Although St. Francis fought back gamely to lead, 53-54, with 10:05 remaining, Harvard's withering 1-3-1 trap ultimately proved too much to handle, and the Crimson pulled away down the stretch...

Author: By Peter K. Han, | Title: B-Ballers Stomp St. Francis | 12/5/1994 | See Source »

...admit that I have also fallen into that trap a couple of times--a trap because there is a fundamental problem with the question...

Author: By David S. Griffel, | Title: Too Great Expectations | 12/1/1994 | See Source »

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