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...storyline wholly devoid of momentum. Volpi comingles his characters with historical figures that invariably outshine the author’s creations. We are drawn more to Volpi’s sarcastic spin on Stalin and other Cold War stars than to Volpi’s own half-hearted original cast, whose members are clearly little more than vehicles for Volpi’s heavy-handed, utterly sterile critique of greed and the postmodern loss of individual identity. Even if Volpi intended for the storyline to play second fiddle to his socio-political commentary, poor character development renders these auxiliaries distracting...

Author: By Monica S. Liu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Ash' is Dust on the Page | 9/11/2009 | See Source »

...also one of the stars of the popular Dragon's Den, the Canadian show that served as the model for Shark Tank. When producer Mark Burnett, who also created Survivor and The Apprentice, acquired the show for American airwaves, he imported O'Leary along with another Canadian cast member, Robert Herjavec...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TV's Shark Tank Guru: In Real Life, No Business Whiz | 9/10/2009 | See Source »

...grow up too fast. Lawrence has already received the Marcello Mastroianni Award for emerging actors at the Venice Film Festival—an honor previously given to fellow Arriaga actor Gael García Bernal—which her bracing performance richly deserves. Although uniformly believable, the remaining cast does not reach Theron’s or Lawrence’s level. As the guilty mother, Kim Basinger is so shakingly fragile that she comes dangerously close to over-acting, which is frustrating given the subtlety of the rest of the film. J.D. Pardo is effective but one-dimensional...

Author: By Jillian J. Goodman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Burning Plain | 9/10/2009 | See Source »

...question Democrats have to be asking themselves is, How many times is Nancy Pelosi going to make them walk the plank and cast a vote for a fatally flawed bill?" asks Ken Spain, spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee, which helps elect GOP candidates to the House. "This kind of overreach would be a policy disaster for middle-class Americans, but a dream scenario for any Republican opponent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Pelosi Win Over Wary Dems on Health Care? | 9/9/2009 | See Source »

...like to change myself." Indeed, she has her own flair when it comes to fashion: from a jacket made with her husband's old ties cut and sewn at the cuffs and hemline; to a hemp sackskirt of her own design. When she and her husband cast their votes on Aug. 26, he wore a suit, she wore jeans. (See the fashion looks of Michelle Obama...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan's First Lady: Introducing 'Mrs. Occult' | 9/7/2009 | See Source »

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