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...intellectual and a sensualist, Cronenberg graces Crash with philosophical musings, acres of pretty flesh and even more penis talk than on some 8 o'clock sitcoms. For all that, Crash doesn't work. Sexual without being sexy, the film moves smoothly but slowly, like a Caddy on a revolving showroom platform. Dialogue scenes are conducted in a reverent whisper; only the brakes screech, just after a climax or before a death. Even the carnographic love play--in which each character has predictably weird sex with most of the others--is too studied. The fine actors disport themselves solemnly, like giant...
...setting much earlier in January; do you remember? The cold evening chill would quiet the campus by five o'clock every day. You were studying for finals, probably. But I was in Boylston Hall, breaking my fast with the Harvard Islamic Society (HIS). It was the middle of Ramadan, a holy month signifying the revelation of the Koran--a time when millions of Muslims all over the world commit to day-long fasts from food and water. And for the first time, I was doing it on my own--without my family--here at Harvard...
...have made it the world's largest and most aggressive franchiser. "You'd have a lot of difficulty finding another company this size that is growing this fast," says Smith Barney analyst Michael Rietbrock. How fast? In 1995 HFS had sales of $413 million. This year the company will clock in around $1.8 billion...
...agents have told TIME that they are exploring whether all three Atlanta bombings were committed by the same bombers. According to government sources, some investigators suspect that the Olympic Park, abortion clinic and Otherside lounge bombings involved devices with similarities that could add up to a common signature. The clock timers from each bombing are similar, sources say, as are the types of copper wire used in the fusing mechanisms. Forensic tests reportedly indicate the presence of unusual metal in some components, but further tests must be done to determine whether chemically identical substances are present in all the bombs...
...songbirds have returned to serenade early risers. Crocuses (or is it crocii?) are sprouting through the meager snowdrifts that characterize winter 1997. The gallow-like wooden steps that protect winter visitors to Widener library from ice-under-toe will soon be removed, and landscapers will begin working round the clock to re-carpet the Yard with emerald sod. Californians will cease complaining about the "brutal" Boston climate. But a plurality of us probably won't notice the seasons changing unless it might be the basis for an essay question on the midterm exam of some forsaken science core...