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...examples you provide is that you can determine what alcoholic drinks people prefer on the basis of their TRAITS. Hamilton: Having already taken into account age, income and gender, we can ask you a bunch of questions like how frequently you exercise, how frequently you go to the dentist each year, whether you consider the resale value of your car when you make a purchase - things that deal with the future. [Placing a high value on the future is] associated with driving a hybrid car and drinking red wine. Folks high on the me-Too factor drink whatever people around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How We Make Decisions | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

...Born in November 1972 to Orthodox Jewish parents in Florida. His father was a military dentist and his mother a medical secretary. His family later moved to Norfolk, Virginia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Accused Jewish Terrorist Jack Teitel | 11/3/2009 | See Source »

...read Mr. Ryerson as a villainous pedophile or as an offensive gay stereotype? “Throwdown” addresses these issues with mixed results, succeeding in being considerate yet funny, but failing to deepen the most stereotyped characters. We like that Mercedes’ dad is a dentist, but having her announce “I may be a strong, proud black woman but I’m a lot more than that” does nothing in actuality to flesh the character out. Regardless of communities or boundaries, though, surely we can agree that Drizzle is a terrible...

Author: By Luis Urbina | Title: Recap: "Throwdown" | 10/16/2009 | See Source »

...read Mr. Ryerson as a villainous pedophile or as an offensive gay stereotype? “Throwdown” addresses these issues with mixed results, succeeding in being considerate yet funny, but failing to deepen the most stereotyped characters. We like that Mercedes’ dad is a dentist, but having her announce “I may be a strong, proud black woman but I’m a lot more than that” does nothing in actuality to flesh the character out. Regardless of communities or boundaries, though, surely we can agree that Drizzle is a terrible...

Author: By Luis Urbina | Title: Recap: "Throwdown" | 10/15/2009 | See Source »

Except that Moore isn't making works of fiction (though his critics, on the left and the right, might say he is). He's achieved his eminence in the documentary--that noble, educational film form that most moviegoers find as appealing as a visit to the dentist. In the kingdom of cinema genres, the documentary falls somewhere between food taster and peasant advocate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Entertainer | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

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