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HELEN VENDLER. Nobel Prize-winner Seamus Heaney has named her “the best close reader of poems to be found on the literary pages.” Hard to match for her attention to nuance and breadth of knowledge, Porter University Professor Helen Vendler will read from her most recent work of criticism, Coming of Age as a Poet: Milton, Keats, Eliot, Plath—a study of four poets’ first “perfect,” or mature, poems. Friday, April 4, at 3 p.m. Free. Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue...
...pretty wild ride, showcasing once and for all that the new school of glitzy film stars can sing better than Jennifer Lopez. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger, and especially John C. Reilly are surprisingly watchable in this furiously edited, expensive adaptation of the murderous Broadway classic. Winner of this year’s Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Editing and Best Sound. Chicago screens...
...Moore, the greatest actress of her generation, and Streep, the most acclaimed actress of hers; when judged head-to-head, Moore ends up easily topping Streep, if for no other reason than that Streep persists in being an actress onscreen while Moore is content to be a person. Winner of this year’s Academy Award for Best Actress. The Hours screens...
...Edition didn’t announce Maryland as one of the eight finalists, and I didn’t even make it to the sweet 16. But I flew home with a lot of really great memories and a $2,500 Preliminary Scholastics Award. Coupled with my state award winner scholarship, Junior Miss paid for about four Ec10 lectures this year...
...bouncing ponytails. None of them seemed particularly catty or driven to win, although one girl lingered behind after rehearsals to grill me for tips on the interview. Last Saturday night I gave a goodbye speech, performed my talent one last time, and gave this year’s winner her silver medallion and a huge hug. Theresa promenaded the stage, tearfully clutching her flowers as she blew kisses to the cheering audience...