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...humanity or having to prey on one’s former equals, it isn’t terribly clear why staying human is a wise choice at all. Indeed, that may explain why Bella Swan, heroine of the “Twilight” series, is so eager to throw away her human life to become a vampire like her beloved Edward. Can you blame her? She’ll have supermodel good looks, super speed, super strength, and hopefully better coordination. If she plays her cards right, she may even become rich like the Cullens and own a nice...
...play and the following free throw accounted for three of the senior’s 14 points on the game...
Minutes later, sophomore point guard Oliver McNally contributed his own circus play. Driving in the lane, McNally pulled up in front of Owls guard Emerson Herndon and launched a floater as he was clobbered to the floor. The basket fell and McNally converted the ensuing free throw...
...fragments. Reviewers rightly note that the book falls far short of being a “Pale Fire” or “Lolita”—but we’re still lucky to have recourse to those passages which, in all their flawed beauty, throw light on his best...
...first half, it did not appear as though Harvard would need clutch free-throw shooting, as it built a 32-26 lead heading into the locker room. But New Orleans refused to go quietly...