Word: brien
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...Edgar, a trait of character or quality of life that he never had. Amongst many impressive performances, Joelle Kross as Virginia, Poe’s 13-year old bride and first cousin, is particularly adept at imbuing her character with youth and innocence. Likewise, Shawna O’Brien plays Poe’s mother, who dies while her son is still an infant. O’Brien subsequently stalks the stage as a ghost, becoming the authority figure of the play and chastising her son’s melancholic tendencies...
...Will O'Brien, general manager of social and casual games at TrialPay, a company that matches advertisers with potential online clients, told the San Francisco Chronicle that offers to swap personal information for virtual cash are designed to reach the young because they're less likely to have a credit card. But they often have cell phones, usually on their parents' plans. Indeed, while Facebook rules state that users must be at least 13, FarmVille seems to be aimed at a youthful crowd, at least by its marketing pitch: "Howdy Ya'll! Come on down to the Farm today...
...such a shy bunch of fellas, French band Phoenix sure has been getting around. Jimmy Fallon, Conan O’Brien, and Lourne Michaels have all welcomed the quartet into their studios, offering them the national exposure their slow-burn career (the guys have been together for over 10 years now) has heretofore lacked. While this recent introduction to the mainstream speaks to the accessibility of their genre-spanning pop tunes, a series of recent audio and visual releases by the band highlights their passion for fostering a discourse on a staggeringly broad range of music. In doing...
Attorney Richard O'Brien, who is representing Northwestern in the case, says any idea that the school's student journalists aren't entitled to the same protections as working reporters is flawed. "It's not as traditional a platform as the New York Times or the Chicago Tribune, but I don't think anyone pretends that online journalism isn't journalism these days," O'Brien says. A judge is scheduled to hear arguments on the subpoena...
...News, "It's hard not to have a smidge of schadenfreude for somebody who's shown contempt for women in public ... especially over the campaign, and how he's treated Sarah Palin and her family." (Still, post-Palin, Letterman has had his best ratings in years against O'Brien...