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...this film," because of its fast-paced action, said Gibson, as thick black kiln smoke wafted across the set. Then he picked up the bullhorn again and approached another crowd of extras covered like ghosts in thick white limestone powder. "Try to think of what makes you most afraid!" he shouted.? "My mother!" an extra shouted back. Gibson smiled and nodded at the crew: "I told you this film was going to be very, very different...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mel Gibson's Oscar Moment, in Maya | 3/3/2006 | See Source »

...patina of Importance, another preferred word around Oscar time. Is Crash provocative, reckless, incendiary? So were The Deer Hunter and Platoon, and they both won Best Picture. Brokeback was a film that many revered, many loved. But you couldn?t love it, or vote for it, if you were afraid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Win Your Oscar Pool | 3/3/2006 | See Source »

...matter what the theme is! Ah! How lovely!All of this is done while ironically swigging beer and looking for a husband. Now that’s true ironic multitasking.THREE TIPS FOR FINAL CLUB “IRONY”:1) Don’t be afraid of matching anymore. The more pink, the merrier.2) Wearing a blazer may make you think that you can talk about your hedge fund with the power and authority of a seasoned banker. You are correct about this.3) Bowties are not for the weak.—Staff writer Rebecca M. Harrington...

Author: By Rebecca M. Harrington, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: How the Final Clubbers Fool You | 3/2/2006 | See Source »

...also reports that, "because of the involvement of military medical personnel during his torture, he is afraid to seek medical attention from the Guantanamo physicians." Al-Qahtani has recently reported feeling physically unwell, but exact information on his medical condition has not been made public...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Detainee 063: A Broken Man? | 3/2/2006 | See Source »

...questioning. They may also suggest methods to make the interrogation more effective. The Red Cross and the American Medical Association have both objected to the use of doctors to aid interrogations as a violation of medical ethics, a charge the Pentagon rejects. As Gutierrez puts it: "Al-Qahtani is afraid of doctors because these are the people who would revive him and send him back into the same interrogations that led to his pain and physical collapse in the first place...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Detainee 063: A Broken Man? | 3/2/2006 | See Source »

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