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John Randolph perfectly balances ferocity and fragility as the stubborn old socialist grandfather. Phyllis Newman must be likable, and is, as an aunt who was and is now guiltlessly rich. Philip Sterling has exactly the lost aura of a husband in search of something he cannot define and only recently realized he wanted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Neil Simon: Reliving A Poignant Past | 1/26/2007 | See Source »

...could use a relaxation class. He might be the most stressed-out superstar on earth. Personal tragedy has weighed on his mind this season. An aunt to whom Tomlinson was very close died suddenly in June, and his wife's aunt passed away later in the summer. On a less personal level, the expectations of a sun-splashed, championship-starved San Diego-- the Chargers have never won a Super Bowl, the Padres a World Series--fall squarely on Tomlinson's stout shoulders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Best Back Ever | 1/5/2007 | See Source »

...feel, and the leaf is a nice touch. I would be willing to say this book has something to do with female sexuality, as I think we all are familiar with what the intentionally immature reference to “thing” means. Get this for your crazy aunt who speaks explicitly of sex and practices transcendental meditation...

Author: By Andrew Nunnelly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: BY ITS COVER: Book Covers for the Rest of Us | 12/13/2006 | See Source »

...childhood sweetheart Annabel Leigh, Hannibal transfers his love to Lady Murasaki. This knowing, generous woman has awakened the man in a boy, and the book's real suspense is not over whether Hannibal will find the killers but whether he'll consummate his adolescent yearning for his lovely aunt, and she will complete his sentimental education...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Becoming Hannibal Lecter | 12/11/2006 | See Source »

Last year my sister and I sold 750 boxes of Girl Scout cookies, so we were pretty excited about that. At $4 a box, baby, it was, like, $3,000. We did it door-to-door in Los Angeles in my aunt's neighborhood. It's getting to be that time of year again, so my sister and I will be out there soon. People didn't really notice it was us last year. When I knocked on one door, one person said, "Who is it?" I said, "Girl Scouts." They said, "We're not home." I didn't push...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Dakota Fanning | 12/10/2006 | See Source »

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