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...superhero who can change size and location at will, a middle-aged stud letting his old love slip away as he finds someone younger, and finally, a sad sack of blue mourning the ordinary life he lost. Again, all is conveyed in a few minutes--a few quick, deft strokes. (See pictures of animated movies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Watchmen: Hero Worship | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...superhero who can change size and location at will, a middle-aged stud letting his old love slip away as he finds someone younger and finally a sad sack of blue mourning the ordinary life he lost. Again, all is conveyed in a few minutes, a few quick deft strokes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Watchmen Review: (A Few) Moments of Greatness | 3/4/2009 | See Source »

...this summer—one of Kagan’s many recruiting coups as dean.Constitutional law expert Laurence H. Tribe ’62, who has argued over 30 cases before the Supreme Court, gave a similarly glowing endorsement of Kagan’s abilities. He pointed to her deft handling of a politically and philosophically divided faculty as evidence for her future success as solicitor general.“If it were anyone other than Elena Kagan, then a lack of experience would be a problem,” he said.Tribe employed both Kagan and Obama as research assistants...

Author: By Elias J. Groll and Athena Y. Jiang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Kagan Picked for D.C. Post | 1/7/2009 | See Source »

...party's brightest economic lights. Summers, who became president of Harvard after leaving his job in the Clinton Cabinet, is the economic leader of his generation, but he sometimes plays poorly in the public spotlight. Geithner, a Summers protégé, is smoother and more politically deft, able to work both for the Clinton team and alongside the Bush Administration. Summers, working from the White House, will most likely have Obama's ear, but it will be Geithner's job to speak to the markets, much as a horse whisperer might calm a jittery mare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama Steps Up to the Plate on the Economy | 11/24/2008 | See Source »

...program's visuals were slicked up, too; deft editing, delicious coloring and crisp sound have made Top Gear as striking as any Italian supercar. Its cool aesthetic, coupled with those proudly uncool presenters, have lent the program broad appeal. Close to half of Top Gear 's British audience is female. Kids are drawn to the presenters' mischief and squabbles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Top Gear's Road to Riches | 11/19/2008 | See Source »

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