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Although Kawaller’s portrayal of the passionate and lost-in-the-clouds idealistic Sophie is moving, it can sometimes seem too “cute” for the intelligence one expects of an educated utopian. Particularly during the flashback scenes, Kawaller’s girly sweetness is difficult to reconcile with her character’s stature as a woman who is unafraid to die for her country...
...shrimp. Stick it to “the Man,” Harvard, give him your money and let those breakfast eggs from your pre-paid meal plan harden away as you sleep the night off.I apologize if the sarcasm in the preceding paragraph upset anyone’s utopian visions about college life, so I’m happy to entertain the possibility that late nights are a necessity in the open and experimental academic atmosphere. Some might argue that only by challenging absolutely every social norm—especially bedtime and eating routines—can a university...
...Unlike Rowling, who makes sure we understand the stakes of the Potter-Voldemort battle, methodically creating a new world that draws upon long literary traditions of horrible families and utopian British boarding schools, Taylor begins “Shadowmancer” as the nefarious Obadiah Demurral is on the verge of perfecting his power. Already in possession of one magical talisman—a Keruvim—Demurral only needs the other to complete his goal. But the lives of Kate and Thomas are so bad—destitute, with infirm or alcoholic parents—that it is hard...
Whether we like it or not, cliques are a natural social phenomenon. And while in a utopian society, we might all mill about in a universal circle of love, I’m pretty confident that will never happen anywhere, nevermind at Harvard...
...Xbox looked like something recovered from a fallen asteroid--an angry, evil asteroid--this looked like something created on planet Earth, albeit a near future, slightly utopian planet Earth. It definitely wasn't from planet Microsoft. "We knew we had finalized it when the research came back from Japan," Moore says. "We asked people, Who do you think designed this? And they said, 'This has to be from either Sony or Apple.' That was the seminal moment...