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...Break your wrist? Six weeks in a cast then six weeks of exercises. Carpal tunnel? Ten days with the surgical bandage-if you have a desk job, you can be back to work that afternoon but you can't hold a racquet for three more weeks. I try not to sound like a waitress rattling off tonight's specials but after 22 years, sometimes I can't help...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's All About the Timing | 11/14/2006 | See Source »

...Tennis for two players. The TV's wide screen split into two frames, one for each side of the court. I tossed the ball in the air with a tap of a button, then swung my arm. A perfect serve. Chris returned the serve with a flick of his wrist, then I swung again. Early clumsiness fast became aggressive, aerobic, precise gesticulation. You develop a forehand, a backhand, even an overhead smash, just like on the real courts, and you work up a sweat doing it. Each time the virtual racquet hits the ball, it delivers an unbelievably satisfying "thok...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Instant Wii Play | 11/13/2006 | See Source »

Deftones, or just tone deaf? True to form, the Deftones toy with disparate musical styles, continuing to reject the established rock archetypes to mixed success on their sixth album, “Saturday Night Wrist...

Author: By Andrew Nunnelly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: CD Review: Deftones | 11/2/2006 | See Source »

...least that’s what Tim Zylicz, who has spent the last nine years working at 1369, told me while simultaneously performing a remarkable flip of the wrist as he poured a foam leaf design into a cup of hot chocolate...

Author: By Richard S. Beck, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HOTSPOT: 1369 Coffehouse | 11/2/2006 | See Source »

...spirited and athletic. Despite the technical difficulty of many sequences and the rapid succession of people vying for center stage, they never stay out of synch for more than a few counts. Most impressive is how the ladies wield their fans, flicking them open with barely snap of the wrist; the fluttering fans add a sense of grace and style to their footwork and also function as props. Adding to the Spanish flavor is Kitri’s use of castanets in the first act, which she pairs with twisting arm motions and Flamenco-style footwork. The matadors who appear...

Author: By Claire J. Saffitz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Quixote' a Fluffy Romp | 10/26/2006 | See Source »

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