Word: wonderful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...brand of humor, a unique way of putting smart, nasty words into his character's mouths. His small, dialogue-based films thrive on the rantings of slackers and dopeheads and revel in the insignificant struggles of everyday life. Given the plot and the ribaldry of Dogma, it's no wonder the Catholic League has--well, raised hell about its release. The organization was responsible for convincing Disney, the original distributor, to drop the movie, arguing that it was blasphemous and immoral. Smith, himself a practicing Catholic, assures that the film was made with the utmost respect, but every fan knows...
...subjectivity of his subject matter and his technique is a wonder to see--take the long ride to the Newton Highlands T station on the green line (D towards Riverside) and the fifteen minute walk to the library. Bring your camera...
...Claverly Hall foyer, as one guard happened to be doing last week. Guards have not always responded quickly to calls on their radios and have at times responded to calls meant for others. Though some sort of adjustment is predictable, the high turnover of SSI employees makes us wonder if guards will be at Harvard long enough to learn their way around...
Ever spent half an hour looking for your car keys? Or walked into a room only to wonder what you were looking for? Or forgotten what day of the week it is? Not to worry. Occasional memory lapses are normal and not, as you might secretly fear, an early sign of Alzheimer's disease. Still, it's sometimes difficult even for doctors to recognize where normal forgetfulness stops and more serious memory problems begin. A guidebook published last week by the American Medical Association should make the job easier...
...only survived this long but prospered--is our optimism that life does improve, that despite wars and epidemics and natural disasters, we are better off today than we were 100 years ago. Prediction is hard, but who can fault us for looking forward to the new century with wonder...