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Wounds caused by damaged credibility, of course, are also hard to heal. "The problem with credibility," says Pew's Keeter, "Is that people think of it as a fundamental character trait. Some measure of lack of honesty is damaging because it leads to a broader generalization."
But the real treat is for grownups, who get a beguiling character study behind and above the special effects. Favreau - who directed the best Will Ferrell comedy (Elf) and an agreeably mature fantasy (Zathura: A Space Adventure), and before that wrote and starred in Swingers, maybe the sharpest buddy comedy...
Hitch and Bledsoe had long nurtured an idea for a character they thought of as the Angry Photoshop Guy. Explains Bledsoe: "We had both been in the agency business so long that after a while we'd seen every kind of person in the advertising world." One of those stereotypes...
Part of McCain’s appeal in 2000, and again in 2008, has been his frank, independent nature. McCain has built up a respected and honest career doing what he thinks is right and not worrying about how his actions might upset party leaders and the political hierarchy in...
Haven’t played spin the bottle since middle school? Well, you were still out of luck if you attended Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisers’ (DAPA) “Spin the Bottle”, which featured awkward discussions about drinking rather than awkward making out. The event...