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...Turns out, Harvard is a crucible: We throw 1,600 of the world’s brightest, most dedicated, least sleep-dependent young adults together, then crank up the competitive heat, and the impurities burn off. You have to figure out the few things worth holding on to, while all the rest—the interests you thought were callings, the hobbies you thought were passions—fizzles away. It’s the Harvard way of saying you can’t do it all: Almost no matter what, someone is already doing it better than...
...Battling Mickey's kids and the monsters was Russell Crowe, whose sex-politics-and-espionage thriller State of Play, based on the compulsively-watchable BBC series, took in $14.1 million in its opening weekend. The other new wide release, which will end up sixth overall, was Crank: High Voltage, with B-movie Brit Brillo pad Jason Statham reprising his role from the 2006 Crank as a hit man who'll die if he slows down. Sort of like Speed, only instead of a grimy bus, it's a Limey cuss. Crank 2's haul was a demure $6.5 million...
...Statham, 36, was an Olympic diver for the British team, and a model, before appearing in two early Guy Ritchie crime movies a decade ago. Since then, he's established himself in a couple of franchises: Transporter (three films) and Crank (two; but if the grosses stay this stagnant, don't count on a third). He's manfully filled the B-movie action slots once occupied by Jean-Claude Van Damme and Steven Seagal. His movies generally pull first-weekend numbers in the teen-millions and end up in the $25-40 million domestic range - not bad for productions that...
...Again, $24.1 million, first weekend 2. State of Play, $14.1 million, first weekend 3. Monsters vs. Aliens, $12.9 million; $162.7 million in 24 days 4. Hannah Montana: The Movie, $12.7 million; $56.1 million in 10 days 5. Fast & Furious, $12.3 million; $136.7 million in 17 days 6. Crank: High Voltage, $6.5 million, first weekend 7. Observe and Report, $4.1 million; $18.7 million in 10 days 8. Knowing, $3.5 million; $73.7 million in 31 days 9. I Love You, Man, $3.4 million; $64.7 million in 31 days 10. The Haunting in Connecticut, $3.2 million; $51.9 million in 24 days
...general, it's Steve Jobs. He and his Apple army have stripped buttons from iPhones, iPods and MacBooks all in the name of their clean, sleek aesthetic. Apple - trendsetter extraordinaire - has put the button on notice. If this trend continues, the button stands to go the way of the crank or dial: uncouth, uncool, unloved, unremembered. (See pictures of 30 years of innovation at Apple...