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...ambitious but self-conscious series becomes more than the sum of its affectations--flat line readings, characters with names like Mr. Smooth, precious tilted-camera shots to remind you how weird it all is. The producers (including writer-producer Ben Affleck) seem to want to use the contest as bait to draw viewers to a genuinely different kind of series. If they have a vision--not just a marketing gimmick built out of spare Twin Peaks parts--Push could even be worth watching for nothing. --By James Poniewozik
...disarmament and the repatriation of prisoners of war). Every indication suggests that this tactic will accomplish the purpose for which Saddam deployed it: to split the UN Security Council and prevent decisive action against the Iraqi regime. The French and the Russians, stained by Iraqi oil, have taken the bait and declared that a new resolution against Saddam is unnecessary. Germany will follow. Tony Blair has so far been stalwart, but there is no predicting how far he will bend to accommodate certain leftist members of his party...
...virtually an epidemic. Best estimates put the number of prostitutes in Cambodia at about 30,000, and as many as one-third of these are thought to be under 18 years old?many of them trafficked into the country illegally from neighboring Vietnam. These child prostitutes are highly profitable bait for well-heeled visitors. More than 65% of all tourists to Cambodia are men, and one-fifth of them are there for the sex industry, according to a survey of travel agents by World Vision, a Christian NGO active in child protection...
...right, go head to head for the hearts and thumbs of armchair quarterbacks everywhere. As connoisseurs know, the matchup between the two faux football titles is one of the greatest rivalries in video-game history. Which to choose? Both games feature bruisingly realistic graphics and obsessively detailed playbooks. (Safety Bait? Strong Y Flood? You make the call!) Both have player drafts, combines, trading deadlines and mini-camps for those who love to micromanage their rosters. Above all, both simulate the great game of football without the fuss and bother of physical exercise. Choosing between them is really a generational issue...
...Unless the prosecution takes the bait, Judge Brinkema may have to work hard in the coming weeks in navigating the challenging waters of a trial in which the defendant's competency to defend himself is in question, yet he insists on going it alone even as he plainly hopes to avoid the maximum sentence. But Thursday's courtroom episode appeared to confirm that the "martyrdom" chapter in the life of Zacarias Moussaoui has been closed - even if he's convicted and sentenced to death. Because "martyrdom" by definition involves choosing to die, and Moussaoui is suddenly desperate to live...