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Watch me! No, watch me!: Lean into the curve
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Lean into the curve. Lean into the curve," she reminded me. I was the tender age of twenty, and my twenty-two year-old roommate was schooling me on how to be safe passenger on a motorcycle. We were waiting for our dates to arrive, and I took her advice seriously. When in a big turn that tilts the bike, you'll instinctively to want to counterbalance that by leaning towards the other side. Don't do it, just go with it. Lean into the curve. I opened my eyes. Saturday, June 19, 2010. I was once young. Have m...
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Watch me! No, watch me!: The Wagons Are Circling Around Roman Polanski
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The Wagons Are Circling Around Roman Polanski. As an undergrad, I had an amazing English professor. He was one of those rare educators who manage to not only make the course syllabus come alive, but also enlighten in ways that reach far beyond the classroom. He was intense, demanding, insightful, ruthless, dramatic, and above all else, passionate. The Films of Roman Polanski. Inevitably a newbie to Immortal would raise their hand and say the dreaded word, "crazy.". And off he'd go. As you've likely heard...