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It's time to face the facts: Innocence will be destroyed, deflowered

In Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard, Joe McGillis (William Holden) tries to knock some sense into fallen film star Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) by sarcastically informing […]

September 28, 2001

Going solo, Ben Folds strikes narrative gold

Growing up, Ben Folds probably got his ass kicked. A lot. But who would have guessed that the same piano lessons that were the cause […]

September 28, 2001

'Corelli's Mandolin' misses the chord

“Captain Corelli’s Mandolin,” an adaptation of the best-selling novel by Louis de Bernieres, exploits the perfectly boring Hollywood formula. The film parades good-looking big-name actors, […]

September 28, 2001

The outsider's guide to colleges

It was bound to happen: in the wake of the American Pie and Road Trip “naughty co-ed” movie genre, a syndicated series shooting for the […]

September 28, 2001

Artistry of Yale musicians resonates in performance

The Chamber Music Society at Yale began a 2001-02 season of concerts by world-class chamber ensembles Tuesday night with a program featuring the Colorado String […]

September 28, 2001

The Greatest Column of All Time — Ever

Charlie: So I’m sitting in Lisa Cohen’s room — speaking of which, did the producers of “Weekend at Bernie’s 2” really think that there was […]

September 28, 2001

Wesley Willis, shuckin' and jivin'

A 300-pound homeless schizophrenic man who sings stream-of-consciousness rants, Wesley Willis is most certainly unlike any other musician out there. Fond of head-butting strangers, he […]

September 21, 2001

Life goes on, but 'College Years' are winding down

Let me dish about something of very little interest to anyone else for a minute. Do you remember the last season of “Saved by the […]

September 21, 2001

Microphones' subtle, intimate 'Glow II' rings perfectly raw

The band The Microphones is the brain-child of Phil Elvrum, of Olympia, Wash. Outside of Elvrum, the band includes a changing roster of his musical […]

September 21, 2001

I love Maria Bartiromo

Because I will feel guilty about crises no matter how culpable I am, I have been feeling extraordinarily guilty this whole week. To suppress my […]

September 21, 2001

Exhibit '5' explores quietly evocative landscapes

The Hilles Gallery has put on an uneven but quietly impressive show with “5,” its month-long exhibition of photographs by five longtime faculty members at […]

September 21, 2001