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...living under a death sentence in What's Eating Gilbert Grape; as he is playing Meryl Streep's pyromaniac son Hank in Marvin's Room. Other young actors, to keep viewers on their side, would strike the sympathy key fortissimo. But DiCaprio, knowing that he had a cuddly-toy quality (a face just shy of puberty, a smile that, in his first TV spot, was used to sell milk), barely rouged the rougher aspects of his characters. Toby is a decent kid, but his stabs at '50s punkdom rasp the nerves. Arnie is so aware of his doom that when...
...boasts the world's biggest Coke bottle, toy store and edifice complex. Now Las Vegas, having grown up so fast, wants to outgrow its tacky past. The new Venetian, Bellagio, Paris and Mandalay Bay hotels conjure fantasy excursions to faraway places--a gondola ride through an indoor canal ($12), say, or a trip to the top of the Eiffel Tower ($8). The frantic theming and ubiquitous Wolfgang Puck eateries--which make Vegas one of the best restaurant cities in the U.S.--are artful distractions from all that money visitors lose...
...probably placed 6th in the Best Picture race.) So they nominate The Cider House Rules, The Green Mile and The Sixth Sense instead of the three real best pictures of the year--The Talented Mr. Ripley, Being John Malkovich and The End of the Affair (throw in Election or Toy Story 2 and I'd still be happy). To look edgy, they reluctantly toss in Spike Jonze for Best Director and omit Frank Darabont for The Green Mile even though the movie is nominated for Best Picture--but that just makes them look self-conscious and lame...
...Kilner '01 forgot his six-month anniversary with Sarah H. Gerber '02...on Valentine's Day, no less. The junior Winthrop resident spent the holiday downloading replays of the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk contest...Kelly D. Preston '00 re-gifted a rollneck sweater to her first-year boy-toy Samuel J. LeVander '03. "What he doesn't know won't hurt him" confided Kelly...Matt Geller '02 ran over girlfriend Amy Linder '02 with his bike on the way to Physics lecture...
Changes include a design makeover and new content, like a purity test and the "Magic Date Ball," which answers yes-or-no dating questions like the Magic Eight Ball, a popular novelty toy...