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...that Mamet does a much better job mimicking the cadences of the criminals' speech. He even begins to write in some jokes. (One of the con men talks about being a member of "the United States of Kiss My Ass.") As in some of his plays, such as American Buffalo and especially Glengarry Glen Ross, Mamet is fascinated with the underworld businessman. Mamet's crooks have most of the same qualities of normal nine to fivers. Their business is riskier but it has its own rules and its own drudgery...
...four Harvard players made the team after trying out in November. A fifth Crimson rugger, Vaughn Buffalo, is a reserve on the squad. If another team member is unable to make the trip--players who do not raise the necessary money are dropped from the team--Buffalo will fill his spot...
...Perini intercepted a pass and ran 15 yards for a try, and Vaughn Buffalo and Deon Strickland each added short runs to complete the scoring...
...Louis Sullivan's 1895 Guaranty Building in Buffalo and the Peabody hotel in Memphis, a grand 1920s confection, have been restored perfectly, and they are not flukes but two redemptions among dozens, among hundreds. Downtowns are being preserved, piece by piece, and have been rediscovered, city by city, as places to live as well as work. "Almost every city, down to the third tier -- places like Dayton and Toledo -- has done something," says Northwestern University Urbanologist Louis Masotti. "It's not a fad. It's a demographic phenomenon. The 1980s have been the decade of the cities' revival...
...When they had the heat on, I couldn't bear it," said the goalie for the Buffalo Sabres. "It got so hot, I just wanted to take off all my equipment right in the middle of the game. Thank goodness the heat's off for the enjoyment of future generations...