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Sustaining such energy seems improbable, Carson herself ostensibly admits so in the book’s conclusion: “As usual she enjoyed the sense of work, of having worked. / Other fears would soon return.” But, Carson’s is the business of creative biography, of documenting selves, of finding a historical persona in which she can be comfortable, so this shuffling of personalities is necessary. However intrepid the search for and the destruction of self, Carson’s writing remains circuitous, employing the language of quotation and experiment to arrive...
...Entourage” fan going for co-star Jeremy Piven (Ari) will be disappointed: he barely gets a word in edgewise. If you like Pacino or McConaughey as something other than a sweet-talking, hot-bodied hunk, however, go see it. You’ll get Pacino as usual and McConaughey as an asshole. For interests other than that, you might just have the feeling you wasted your money and the time you could have spent watching real college football...
...events like the Afterparty and Booze Cruise—are so visible.Then again, the UC’s role in social planning is going to be a top issue in this year’s presidential race, which could mean a CLC candidate is more welcome than usual. “I think examining social life at Harvard is going to have a huge role in upcoming discussion on the Council,” Gadgil says. Most members seem to agree, although the Council is somewhat split on the specifics. Some want more UC control over Dean?...
Keene, N.H., takes its pumpkins seriously. It fell short of its usual record-breaking display of jack-o'-lanterns last year when the townsfolk gathered a mere 27,584 carved pumpkins (1,368 below their 2003 world record). They'll be going for the gold again on Oct. 22, amid pumpkin-carving, pie-eating and seed-spitting contests, orange fireworks and lots of pumpkin soup and cookies. --By Lisa McLaughlin...
Ulcers caused by H. pylori can take longer--two to six weeks. The usual treatment is a combination of antibiotics, acid suppressors and something to protect the stomach lining...