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...could not help it. She felt an inexplicable connection with him, as though the blood in their veins rushed with the same current.And yet, Roxanna thought, the Viscount’s current sadness seemed beyond her. The last time he and his wife had had an actual conversation was upon their arrival at the ship that would take them to Italy.“I presume that you have taken care of all household matters,” the Viscount had said, climbing the gangplank of the vessel as Roxanna huffed behind him with the Viscountess’ bags...

Author: By Lesley R. Winters, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Stable Boy | 9/19/2008 | See Source »

...already spent. Immerse yourself in canned, simplistic dialogue and predictable plot twists, then marvel at De Niro and Pacino’s flabby, AARP exteriors and the hot forensic scientist babes who are inexplicably attracted to them! The problem is that “Righteous Kill” relies upon clichés instead of taking time to actually develop. The audience is deprived of smart, realistic dialogue that does not explain everything for them. Despite the considerable acting range of the movie’s leading Italians, both are wasted among a cast of underdeveloped and stale characters...

Author: By Alec E Jones, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Righteous Kill | 9/19/2008 | See Source »

...their final songs was a crowd favorite, “Zhong Nan Hai.” At the time I thought the song was about the complex of buildings that are effectively the headquarters of the Communist Party of China. I thought that I had perhaps stumbled upon a band singing true songs of (gasp!) protest—at least until the lead singer Zhang Shuowang broke into the chorus. It is not hyperbole to say that I have never seen so many cigarettes in the air at one time in my entire life. Fans began hurling them...

Author: By Ruben L. Davis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rock and Rebellion in Shanghai | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

According to Massachusetts law, assault and battery upon a public employee can be punished by up to two and a half years in a house of correction or by a fine...

Author: By Michal Labik, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Student Arrested After Altercation | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

...course, the fact that the cool kids' party happened to be taking place in Iraq explains a lot of the distance between the two current leaders: upon taking office in April 2004, Zapatero immediately pulled Spanish troops out of "the alliance of the willing." Which is one of the ironies of this situation - that Spain can so strongly support a foreign policy opposed to the Bush doctrine (whatever that is), while so strongly hoping for a show of respect from Washington. On Thursday, Spanish newspaper ABC's regret was palpable when it lamented that "the coldness between the governments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Pain in Spain Falls Mainly on McCain | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

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