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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Irene feel so forced? There are admittedly a number of big laughs in this elaborate road farce (having Carrey dunk the snotty girl's head underwater was a stroke of malevolent genius), but too many of the jokes (chicken up the posterior; trying to finish off the wounded cow) either go on too long or feel like the Farrellys attempting to hurdle the ever-rising gross-out bar. As Carrey's schizophrenic state trooper hits the road with Renee Zellweger, the movie gets wrapped up in a nonsensical plot that no one can seem to fully explain...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Movie Warp Up: A Review of Summer 2000 | 9/22/2000 | See Source »

...sometimes, and I think, 'OK, I'm pregnant. I'm fat. I can't exercise. I can't wear cool clothes. I don't feel like dancing. And there's absolutely nothing remotely cool or cutting-edge about me right now. I've become a domesticated cow. Sometimes I burst into tears just thinking about...

Author: By By SOMAN S. chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Rebirth of Madonna | 9/22/2000 | See Source »

...Explorer quickly became the most popular SUV of all time--and a major cash cow for both Ford and Firestone--a number of lawsuits concerning the Firestone tires were filed, the first in 1992. But Ford and Firestone, like most companies in today's superlitigious society, tend to assume that the bulk of legal actions are frivolous. "We're going to be second-guessed about this forever. But based on the number of vehicles in service, the number of incidents was statistically insignificant," says Ken Zino, one of Nasser's senior advisers. "We get sued every day. A lawsuit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anatomy of a Recall | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

...Aside from their ice cream expeditions, the FARC guerrillas maintain a discreet profile in San Vicente. Everyone is so scared of them, anyway, that they don't need to bully the townsfolk. Locals whisper that when the guerrillas ask for anything - a cow, free gasoline, a ranch - it's not advisable to refuse. "Up until yesterday, these commanders had spent their lives in the jungle, walking around in mud," says one shopkeeper. "Now they have the best houses, the prettiest girls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ice Cream, E-mail and Casual Sex: Life Among Colombia's Guerrillas | 9/7/2000 | See Source »

...Explorer quickly became the most popular SUV of all time - and a major cash cow for both Ford and Firestone - a number of lawsuits concerning the Firestone tires were filed, the first in 1992. But Ford and Firestone, like most companies in today's superlitigious society, tend to assume that the bulk of legal actions are frivolous. "We're going to be second-guessed about this forever. But based on the number of vehicles in service, the number of incidents was statistically insignificant," says Ken Zino, one of Nasser's senior advisers. "We get sued every day. A lawsuit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anatomy of a Recall | 9/3/2000 | See Source »

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