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...United States spends as much on its military as do the next 12 largest countries in the world combined. As Yale history professor Paul Kennedy has written, “A statistician could have a wild time compiling lists of the fields in which the U.S. leads.” Now, as M1A1 Abrams tanks take up positions on Baghdad street corners, the question is how the U.S. will wield its “big stick...
...hope they are lifelong friends,” he said. As wild nights in Mexico are replaced by pre-partying for the Leverett ’80s dance, Ingber said he will always reflect warmly on his unusual senior spring break. “In all honesty, they picked who we were and where we were. But as far as emotions and experiences and thoughts and reactions, those are all genuine. All real...
CHICAGO. The potential revival of the Hollywood musical is upon us with Chicago—for better or worse. Ignoring its politicized ramifications as a genre revival, Chicago on its own is a pretty wild ride, showcasing once and for all that the new school of glitzy film stars can sing better than Jennifer Lopez. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger and especially John C. Reilly are surprisingly watchable in this furiously edited, expensive adaptation of the murderous Broadway classic. Winner of this year’s Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design...
...director-writer Elia Suleiman addresses the strife between his homeland and Israel in this deliberately composed, frequently absurd comedy. Suleiman also plays the film’s quiet protagonist, unimaginatively named E.S. This is not to say that Suleiman does not let his imagination run wild elsewhere in the work; one much-dicussed dream sequence depicts a woman who suddenly rebels against the soldiers using her for target practice, taking the offensive in a blaze of martial arts fury. The film won two awards at last year’s Cannes Film Festival. Divine...
Freshman pitcher Javier Castellanos was charged with five runs in the 1.2 innings he worked, although only one was earned. Freshman Wes Cosgriff relieved Castellanos and worked 2.1 innings, allowing only one run and striking out two. Cosgriff overcame early control problems in that five-run fourth, including consecutive wild pitches that resulted...