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below are recent reviews for the MIT tech, MIT's student newspaper, that i've written. click here for archived reviews.

2004

• *NEW*: april 1, 2005: Performing 'Falling Angels': Boston Ballet Explores the Modern Repertoire | link to unedited review
• *NEW*: june 4, 2004: Glitter and Glitz: The 2004 Tony Awards | link to unedited review | actual winners
• may 4, 2004: Costumed Lions Dancing to Distinctive Drummers: Kresge Audience Experiences a Lively Senegalese Tradition | link to unedited review
• february 24, 2004: X-Statix: Indie Comic, X-Men Feel: Revitalizing the X-Men by Resurrecting a Certain Princess | link to unedited review
  Who else would use last year’s sniper attacks in DC or the selling of chemical weapons to Hussein as admittedly somewhat perverse plot devices? Or have a team of villains called "Euro-trash" (which includes "Oxford Blue," described as having "ferocious violence with a boyish stammer and a predilection for black hookers.")? Or have a Princess Di-esque character as leader of a superhero group, redesigning their costumes in "stunning ethnic lycra with bold highlights"?
• february 24, 2004: HomestarRunner.Com: Come on Fhqwhgads, Characters and Highlights | link to unedited review
  [good editing for once!]
• january 28, 2004: The Triplets of Belleville: Tres Chic, Tres Cuckoo | link to unedited review
  Although the French animated film “The Triplets of Belleville” is not as mind-blowingly unique as some reviewers have gushed, there is no doubt that it is one of the best animated film to come along in years. Whereas Disney and Pixar and their imitators have made an industry of formulaic films crammed with cookie-cutter characters, one-line throwaways, and a wearisome deluge of references to pop culture and other films, the humor of “The Triplets” is more thoughtful, universal, and timeless. Like the Wallace and Gromit shorts, Triplets combines heady doses of absurdity and farce, thoroughly leavened with a natural and charming whimsy.
• january 14, 2004: Escape to The Big Apple | link to unedited article | winnie's accompanying article on NY restaurants

• november 14, 2003: CD Review: Wig in a Box | link to unedited review
  [der ... the tech unsurprisingly added errors to my review, including "itch" instead of "inch" in the first section. sigh.]
• september 9, 2003: Web Site of the Week: boston.craigslist.org and MIT411.com: Get oriented to Boston and MIT | link to unedited review.
  [blech! i'm definitely not the one responsible for the horrible subhead. grr.]
  
  Craig Newmark, the man behind the craigslist phenomenon, began the site in San Francisco in 1995 in an effort to combat the coldness of keys clicking in isolated rooms with the warmth of real human contact.
• august 28, 2003: MOVIE/CD REVIEW: Camp: Somewhere Closer Than Over the Rainbow | link to unedited review.
  Still, the new songs, while saccharin, shallow, and at times incoherent in their meandering, are generally pleasing.
• august 27, 2003: MOVIE REVIEW: Freaky Friday: Like, Jamie Lee Curtis, You, Like, Rock | link to unedited review.
• august 6, 2003: CatPrin: Web Site of the Week | Erratum | link to unedited review.
  PetOffice even sells "Meowlingual", Japanese company Takara's newest product that, like its earlier product, "Bowlingual", gives you the power to communicate with your furry, four-footed friend. Warning: using Meowlingual while trying to dress your cat up with outfits from CatPrin may lead to language not suitable for children.
• april 4, 2003: CD REVIEW: Ani DiFranco: Evolve | link to unedited review.
• february 4, 2003: Storks, Tutus, and Children: Anna Myer and Dancers Present Two World Premieres | link to unedited review.

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