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It's a wonder the modern world can find a place for Alan Bennett. In an age of braying, he whispers. In a pop culture consecrated to Don Juan, he seems the grayish professor - a wan don. His plays, for stage and TV, are subtle comedies about daft people (The...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One For The Books | 5/30/2004 | See Source »

“The different subjects have their own flavor, so it doesn’t get boring,” she says.

Author: By Sarah E.F. Milov, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: For Proctors, No-Stress Exams | 5/28/2004 | See Source »

“He really takes an otherwise boring class and makes it entertaining,” Parham said.

Author: By William C. Marra, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Top Teachers Receive Awards | 5/26/2004 | See Source »

The Idols, of course, say the competition is about the music. This season, TIME had exclusive access to the Idols throughout their week, from Thursday, when rehearsals begin, through the tearful goodbye dinner on "Weird Wednesday," as it's called, when one more candidate goes home. There certainly is an...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: The Making Of An Idol | 5/24/2004 | See Source »

Besides "Law and Order: Serial Repetition" (OK, actually it's subtitled "Trial by Jury"), NBC's new dramas include "Medical Investigation," perhaps the most boring title in television history (close runners-up for that honor are "LAX" and "Hawaii"). These dramas concern, surprisingly, medical investigators, Los Angeles International Airport (airport...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NBC: Nothin' But Conventional | 5/18/2004 | See Source »

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