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...more careful about how he kills vampire allies. Blade, ironically, quickly falls for exactly this trap, indiscriminately killing a Vampire familiar. Soon, he is public enemy number one, in a media satire segment illustrated by a surprisingly cerebral Charlie Rose-esque clip. Then the F.B.I. closes in, killing Whistler for being Blade’s accomplice and capturing Blade...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Film Review | 12/10/2004 | See Source »

...requiring translation into Spanish by Darias. Later in the playground, Maria whistles to a boy called Luis. After he gives her the fuio acknowledgment she tells him to come and shake a visitor's hand. Luis does so. Teacher Darias explains that coverage depends on topography, wind and the whistler's lungs: "In a valley, the Silbo can be heard 2,500 m away." The youngsters at Lomada School are proud of their tradition, which has the advantage of being a secret code. And Maria of the mobile says it still has practical uses. "Say I'm at my grandmother...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Whistle a Day Keeps Globalization Away | 7/18/2004 | See Source »

...pretty happy with Char's predictions, which sounded like a pretty good deal for me, though not so much for Mom, Mama Ann and the greater New York City area. Still, I'm thinking either Vail or Whistler...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Next for Me | 9/8/2003 | See Source »

BLADE. Set in present-day New York City, this high octane thriller chronicles the violent exploits of comic superhero Blade (Wesley Snipes). With the technical expertise of Whistler, an old vampire hunter, he wages a one-man war against the seedier half of the rave crowd: its bloodthirsty vampires. No longer are they of Dracula’s ilk, who at least treated his prey like dainty four-course meals. Deacon Frost, the latest threat to humanity, wants nothing to do with such namby-pambiness and seeks to become the all-powerful vampiric avatar, La Magra. Blade...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Happening :: Listings for the Week of Aug. 15 through Aug. 21 | 8/15/2003 | See Source »

...taught in madrasahs. To effect a permanent change of heart in a substantial number of Middle Easterners, a new, inspired and courageous force seems appropriate. The disease of religious fascism urgently requires treatment. Christians have the ideology and determination to risk their lives to offer a cure. Sai Ramananda Whistler, Canada...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 7/21/2003 | See Source »

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