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...sitcom as a single TV-news producer in Minneapolis, it was liberating for women on TV. But it also liberated TV for adults--of both sexes. Since Mary Richards was not a wife or a mom or (à la That Girl) a single gal defined mainly by her boyfriend, her self-titled sitcom was able to be a sophisticated show about grownups among other grownups, having grownup conversations. Moore made Mary into a fully realized person, iconic but fallible, competent but flappable ("Mr. Gra-a-a-ant!"), practical but romantic. Mary was human and strong enough to be laughed with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 17 Shows That Changed TV | 9/6/2007 | See Source »

...might want to return to a simple definition of mental illness offered by Aristotle: "If fear or sadness lasts for a long time, it is melancholia." In that case, see a doctor. But if your boyfriend just left you and you can barely get out of bed, don't assume you're ill. Your brain is probably doing exactly what it was designed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Sadness Is a Good Thing | 8/16/2007 | See Source »

...sweet gig as an assistant golf pro at the Lava Springs country club and gets jobs for his pals and girlfriend Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Hudgens). The catch: his job has been arranged by spoiled rich girl and theater brat Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale), who considers Troy her rightful boyfriend. She connives for him to duet with her in a talent show--and for Gabriella to be left out. For middle-class Troy, there are connections and a basketball scholarship--if he plays along...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Once More, with (Chaste) Feeling | 8/16/2007 | See Source »

...Some actors slipped the confines. Delon, who at this early stage in his career often exuded a feline passivity, is a live wire in Eclipse, where he plays a stock market trader who catches the attention of Vittoria (Vitti), who has just broken up with her rich boyfriend. During the frenetic bidding or in a cafe afterward, Delon is constantly on the move, going nowhere fast, and Antonioni gives him a long leash to display his ruthlessness and his boyish charm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Antonioni Blew Up the Movies | 8/5/2007 | See Source »

...over in front of him while retrieving her cat. My roommate's years of practice in passing for straight before family members have clearly paid off. When he recounts the tale to me later, I am actually outraged that another woman had the gall to try seducing my pseudo-boyfriend...

Author: By Lena Chen | Title: The Boy Who Lived (With Me) | 8/2/2007 | See Source »

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