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...makeup, ripped shirts, and dance pants, the female performers were an uncommon sight but undoubtedly left the impression of being “dangerous,” just like the similarly-titled Michael Jackson song that accompanied the dance. The dancers’ bodies cleaved through the air at sharp angles as if preparing for combat, which made the musical transition to Kanye’s “Stronger” even, well, stronger!Another standout piece, “Southside,” featured Santoyo’s choreography. In this piece, rival gangs in matching street clothes...

Author: By Jesse Zwick, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Ex-Static’ Strives for Motion | 12/16/2007 | See Source »

...Princess Bride,” the viewer can leave the theater a little more grateful for the simpler things. Edward Cole, played by Jack Nicholson, and Carter Chambers, played by Morgan Freeman, meet in a same hospital room where their very divergent lives are thrown into sharp relief. Cole, a billionaire who just happens to own the hospital, is a man who lives by breaking the rules—always taking what he wants before considering others. The contrast with Chambers, a hard-working mechanic who has sacrificed his own happiness for that of his wife and children, is less...

Author: By Eric M. Sefton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Bucket List | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

...truth, Baghdad is nothing like normal and still some distance from safe. The number of sectarian killings is down, but few Sunnis dare to venture into Shi'ite neighborhoods, and vice versa. U.S. military commanders, whose efforts have led to the sharp reduction in violence, have been cautioning against reading too much into the statistics. "Nobody says anything about turning a corner, seeing lights at the end of tunnels, any of those phrases," General David Petraeus told journalists on Dec. 6. "There's nobody in uniform who is doing victory dances in the end zone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fleeting Success of the Surge | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

This government office building is not only a smashing addition to the skyline, it's also green to the core. For one thing, its steel-mesh scrim is both a sunscreen and a design element that steps in sharp accordion folds at plaza level. A cutting-edge building, in all ways...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The 10 Best (New and Upcoming) Architectural Marvels | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

...game like that there are a lot of emotions at play, so I think a lot of the penalties may have been frustration.” It was not a good night for Harvard to incur so many infractions, as its penalty kill unit was not as sharp as it had been in recent play. Taking advantage of their many power-play opportunities, the Eagles doubled the Crimson’s special-teams output, going 4-for-9 with an extra man. “It wasn’t about BC, it was about us,” MacDonald...

Author: By Daniel J. Rubin-wills, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Eagles get revenge on Crimson, Richter | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

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