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...involving a doctor caring for terminally ill patients, Dragonfly may appear to be unfortunately reminiscent of 1998’s Patch Adams. At one point in the movie, a doctor is even shown wearing Patch-esque bunny ears complete with marshmallow nose for her young charges in a cancer ward. But the similarities end there; Dragonfly forgoes the feel-good sappiness of the Robin Williams film and falls short in its attempt to be another Sixth Sense...
...simply in his own mind. But even then, Dragonfly leaves us wondering about the difference between reality and the reality the mind creates. In keeping with his promise to look after Emily’s patients while she is in Venezuela, Darrow makes frequent visits to the pediatric oncology ward. Mysteriously enough, two of the children in the ward have near-death experiences under his care and bring back strange messages for him, supposedly from his deceased wife. One of them whispers that he “saw her yesterday,” bringing to mind Haley Joel Osment?...
Republicans are hoping Bush's popularity can ward off the midterm-election jinx that a President's party usually faces. But they also know G.O.P. candidates tend to suffer whenever the debate turns to issues affecting people at or approaching retirement age. That group votes more dependably than any other, especially in off-year elections, and now includes the leading edge of the baby boom, 76 million strong. Democrats are well practiced at exploiting the group's fears. In 1982 the party stoked anxiety about Social Security reform and picked up 26 seats in the House; in 1986 the same...
...TURKEY Rights-ward Move Parliament cut the time terror suspects can be imprisoned without trial and liberalized a law used to jail dissidents. The reforms represent a move toward E.U. human-rights standards. But opponents of the change said that it would only benefit radicals and separatists...
...Ward captured the 100-yard freestyle in a personal best time of 51.45. After this weekend, Ward is now one of the Crimson’s top 10 in history in the 50, 100, and 200-yard freestyles...