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...seemed, for a few days before the New Hampshire primary back in January, that Clinton had belatedly discovered the importance of openness and humanity. There was the press conference she ended by giving MSNBC's Chris Matthews, one of her longtime media tormentors, a pat on the cheek. There were the near-tears. I expected she would continue in that successful vein, but her campaign was immediately hijacked by her husband, who disastrously held center stage for weeks. She clenched up again after that: Bill was all anyone wanted to talk about and she couldn't. Her February nosedive ensued...
...Scientists already knew that similar to the way a fingertip moves across a surface, the 50 or so hairs on a rat's cheek vibrate against an object to perceive its shape and texture. The video technology revealed the fluid micromotions of the whiskers, which send signals to the brain where they're interpreted as a sensory experience. What's more, the scientists were also able to study how different kinds of whiskers transmit different kinds of sensations. Short hairs, which are located on the front of the snout, transmit higher frequencies and vibrate fastest, while longer whiskers, which...
...where he plays a music producer obsessed with adding “more cowbell” to songs. After his performance, a cast member dressed as a buxom bumblebee produced the “Pudding Pot” trophy and presented it to Walken with a kiss on the cheek. Walken was soft-spoken. He said that he was genuinely honored to be chosen by the Pudding. “I’ve actually known about this award for a long time,” he said. “I’m amazed and thrilled...
...prize normally given each Woman of the Year—which contained a slip of paper with a phone number. Borrowing a cell phone from someone in the front row, she called the number, and a stagehand emerged from behind the curtains. Theron hugged the student and kissed his cheek before he hurried backstage. “I love it, you get a hasty pudding that you can’t eat and a number from a man who walks away,” she said. Theron then thanked the Pudding for selecting her. “On a serious...
...women in the back of a black convertible, cruising through a warm Santa Monica night, he is downright romantic, if not rather dejected looking. “Do you know who I am?” he asks a woman as she nuzzles him and kisses him on the cheek. When she responds in the negative, Baker replies, “How fortunate for you.” Powerful words from a man who knows himself too well.Despite Weber’s obvious fascination with the icon, the director brings the story to the screen with an almost cin?...