Word: couric
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...that we ignore matters of life and death to other people. Even matters of our own life and death. We think about stem-cell research because Michael J. Fox or Nancy Reagan talks about it. We put off colon-cancer checkups or mammograms, and then get them because Katie Couric reminds us to. Think about that one: the specter of our own slow, painful deaths is not itself enough for us to get a simple test. But the nice lady from the Today show tells us to do it, and suddenly we're there...
...Works monopoly. The tragedy of “Little” is that Disney was so close. The amazing cast, including Joan Cusack and Steve Zahn, is actually qualified to do solid vocal work, not just be a cool celebrity cameo (I’m looking at you, Katie Couric in “Shark Tale”). But they can’t turn bad lines into good ones. Braff conquers with his delivery and lucks out on having some choice lines with which to work— “Prepare to hurt, and I don?...
...professor emeritus at Harvard and former U.S. Surgeon General who was the first national director of the Head Start program. Previous recipients of the award include Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., for his health advocacy on Capitol Hill, and “Today Show” host Katie Couric for her work raising colon cancer awareness.—Staff writer May Habib can be reached at habib@fas.harvard.edu...
...retooled popularity. In April the company signed a rumored six-year, $30 million--plus contract with top U.S. tennis player Roddick. Lacoste has cleverly made itself a Hollywood favorite too. To add to the buzz, Siegel and his team have seeded the shirts with celebrities: Natalie Portman, Katie Couric and the cast of The O.C. are just a few who have donned the clothes on television and at high-profile events...
...getter Katie Couric, whose interview with Wilbanks airs this week...