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Author: Patrick Timmis (Patick Timmis)
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‘Safe House’: An unfortunate letdown
The trailer for “Safe House” was awesome. When Denzel Washington told a young CIA agent that “I am already in your head,” it became a must-see movie. Who wouldn’t want to see him manipulate and charm his way through two hours of an international espionage thriller? So much potential. So little accomplished. The basic plot...
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Beauty as capital
Your first response when you hear that someone goes to University of Virginia or Notre Dame is likely — “Oh, I hear the campus is beautiful.” You might also know that Virginia has a great law program, and Notre Dame is a top medieval studies institute, but that won’t color your perception of the entire...
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Off the record
I didn’t really get into Harry Potter until my sophomore year of college. I’d read the first few books as a child, but hadn’t picked one up for years. Then, a couple weeks before finals, I unwisely picked up “Half-Blood Prince.” I blew off school, then read the entire series over Christmas break. Last summer,...
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Book review: ‘Bring up the Bodies’
The top song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1965 was a cover by the British group Herman’s Hermits. It had only one verse, repeated ad nauseum: “I’m Henery the Eighth, I am. Henery the Eighth I am, I am! / I got married to the widow next door; she’s been married seven times...