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...also tends to keep the audience at a distance. Even Larita, who is so likable thanks to Biel, is a bit of an emotional mystery. She tells us why she married John, but we still aren't sure what she could have seen in him; he's almost embarrassingly boyish. (Biel is actually a few months younger than Barnes, although from her sophistication you'd never know it.) Because of the comedy of the language and Elliott's light, eager pacing, the darker issues underlying Coward's original, about the ugliness of class and reputation and rebellion, seem more extraneous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Easy Virtue: Jessica Biel Shakes Up the Brits | 5/21/2009 | See Source »

...watched by more than 100 million people worldwide, contestants once again called upon their decidedly nonmusical charms: the Greek entry ripped his shirt to expose a waxed chest, while the Albanian entry wore a pink tutu and stood on a wind machine. But in the end, Alexander Rybak, a boyish fiddle player from Norway, stormed to victory because he had the best song - and he didn't even have to flash anyone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the West Won: Norway Takes the Crown at Eurovision | 5/18/2009 | See Source »

...theater circuit where everyone is about the same age, Barry A. Shafrin ’09 is often cast in younger roles—and it’s easy to see why: with boyish features, a slender build, and an open, charming smile, he exudes youth. But in the world of Harvard drama, Shafrin is anything but green...

Author: By Asli A. Bashir, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Barry A. Shafrin ’09 | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...likely to hook up with you than actual professors. Sujoy Mukhopadhay, a bold and determined educator, shatters that stereotype. I mean, SHATTERS. Just make sure that the correct pronunciation of his last name isn’t your “safe word.”Tobbias Ritter: His boyish good looks and affinity for pranks (who switched sodium hydrocloride with sodium hydroclorate?!!?) have earned him the title, “Ashton Kutcher of the Chemistry Department.” He still needs some work on his signature catchphrase, “You just got (chemical) burned...

Author: By Daniel K Bilotti and Vincent M Chiappini, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Hotshots? More Like Waterboys | 4/29/2009 | See Source »

...falls to Zu Guttenberg, who took up his new job just four weeks ago. At 37, he's the youngest economy minister in Germany's post-war history and already he's being hailed as one of the country's most popular politicians. With his slicked-back hair, and boyish good looks, Zu Guttenberg exudes the one thing which most German politicians lack: charisma. Unlike his predecessor Michael Glos, a 64 year-old political veteran who shied away from the cameras, Zu Guttenberg has gone on a major media offensive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Germany Help Bail Out GM? | 3/14/2009 | See Source »

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