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...China attacks the island of Quemoy, a base for about 100,000 Nationalist troops in the Taiwan Strait, in a bid to "liberate" Taiwan. The U.S. deploys the Seventh Fleet; the Chinese back...
...subdued loneliness of “138th Street.” And Matt Barrick—possibly the most enthusiastic drummer out there, judging by the amount of time he spent off his seat—kept every song moving. Keyboardist Walter Martin provided the melodic base for most songs, but he left the piano playing to Maroon...
...sexual games ensue. One of the more interesting devices Bertolucci uses is intercutting scenes of the three main characters with the movies that inspired the scene, references obviously geared to movie dorks. But what about the more obvious pleasure of copious nudity? Bertolucci sadly pares it down to its base elements, with the net effect of turning off the audience. Theo and Isabelle, who are revealed to be twins, bathe and sleep naked together. Although they seem to never explicitly engage in intercourse, their relationship seems quasi, if not fully, incestuous. Also unclear is the significance of the student riots...
...decision to move from Cambridge to a recent war zone wasn’t without foundation. Erdmann may not have been ROTC in his years in Cambridge, but he was equipped with a particularly relevant knowledge base. His dissertation examined American wars of the twentieth century and noted the increasing importance of post-war transitions in Americans’ conception of military success...
...Museum. Since then, its reputation has grown exponentially—publications as varied as the The New Yorker, the Comic Buyer’s Guide and The Boston Phoenix have run features on the trend. Despite the attention, the group stays true to its Boston roots, keeping their home base and most of their shows in the area...