Word: trifectas
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...Stare at Goats. He lends his voice to the title character in the animated version of Roald Dahl's children's tale Fantastic Mr. Fox. And opening this weekend, he's a solo frequent flyer and corporate axman in Up in the Air--the apex of this Clooney trifecta and one of the year's most rewarding films...
Crimson junior Katharine Chute started the trifecta a little over nine minutes into the second half off a pass from senior Anna McDonald to give Harvard a 4-1 lead. Only 47 seconds later, freshman Kaitlin Spurling took a tally...
...parental issues, self doubt and philosophical conundrums. "Who am I, Kylie?" Mr. Fox (voiced by George Clooney) muses to the sidekick Anderson has created for him, an opossum voiced by Wally Wolodarksy - then clarifies: "I'm saying this as an existential question." (Read about this fall's Clooney film trifecta...
...Granted, there's not much here that's new. Pynchon, 72, has been playing variations on these themes since the genius trifecta of his early days: V., The Crying of Lot 49 and Gravity's Rainbow. Even the grace notes are familiar. Inane, invented song lyrics? Got 'em. Festive foodstuffs? Pass the chocolate-covered frozen bananas. Funny names? How about a drug dealer called El Drano? It's an anagram for his real name, Leonard. Which, let's be clear, is pretty funny...
...Although it faltered a bit at the close of the day on Saturday, the Crimson battled back throughout the day Sunday to tie Yale for second place at this weekend’s competition, qualifying for collegiate sailing’s national championship trifecta in the process...