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Stars, Us Weekly assures us, are just like us. They wear sweatpants to walk their dogs. They stink at parallel parking. Occasionally, they have a nervous breakdown. And when a star like Britney Spears melts down as publicly and as thoroughly as she has in recent weeks, snickering starts to feel a little, well, cold. If Spears is just like us, then we'd better do something quick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is the Tide Turning in Britney's Favor? | 2/23/2007 | See Source »

...elegant internal conflict that Wiesler experiences is the predominant struggle in the film, as what he stands for begins to crumble and his loyalties shift from the GDR to the greater concerns of the human condition. Along with Mühe’s moving display of the breakdown of tradition, “The Lives of Others” offers a number of other talented actors that display some unforgettable moments during the film. Hans–Uwe Bauer, who plays a controversial writer and friend to Dreyman, adds an important element of anger that clashes with Dreyman?...

Author: By Ada Pema, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Lives of Others | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

...thought the Crimson could have done a better job containing a good shooter.“[Van Horne] is a three-point shooter,” Delaney-Smith said. “The [scouting report] was to not let her have open threes, so that was just a mental breakdown.”Yale’s long-range shooters cooled down in the second half, but with six minutes remaining, Harvard’s lead was still only five. But in the next couple of minutes, a steal and layup by junior guard Lindsay Hallion, paired with a Finelli...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham and Paul T. Hedrick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Women's Basketball Firms Up First-Place Foothold | 2/19/2007 | See Source »

...hugely disappointing that the diplomatic process that led to this agreement was, and continues to be, derisively labeled as a policy of appeasement by some. These detractors cite the breakdown, several years ago, of the “Agreed Framework”—a plan for eventual reconciliation brokered by the United States and North Korea in 1994—as evidence that the current arrangement is doomed to failure. We unequivocally reject this overly pessimistic position...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Triumph Of Diplomacy | 2/16/2007 | See Source »

...make all people equal risks ignoring their inherent differences. For instance, studies show that ethnic minorities tend to suffer higher rates of diabetes than their white counterparts. So without knowing exactly who makes up the population, how is it possible to treat diabetes effectively? And a detailed ethnic breakdown isn't just essential to understanding what citizens need now - it's also the only way to predict what they will need in the future. "Do you want to let diversity take its own course and potentially become a burden?" says Phillips. "Or do you want to manage it, be proactive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Many Faces of Europe | 2/15/2007 | See Source »

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