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...word of English, and within a year he is writing screenplays in Hollywood. No wonder Billy Wilder's scintillatingly cynical heroes figured they could get away with murder, cross-dressing or "the girl"; they were reflections of their brilliantly duplicitous writer-director. And though his voice was caustically distinct, Wilder triumphed in a wide variety of genres. He made the sauciest farce (Some Like It Hot), the darkest film noir (Double Indemnity), the dearest romantic comedy (Sabrina) in Hollywood history--as well as the tartest evocation of Hollywood history (Sunset Blvd.). His films were utterly contemporary (One Two Three...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The People Who Left Us In 2002 | 12/30/2002 | See Source »

House-call and mobile vets offer distinct services. House-call vets come into your home and perform their tasks there. They are required by law to have an agreement with a clinic for services they can't perform on site such as spaying, neutering and declawing. Mobile vets have vans or RVs for treating animals. They often can do lab work and perform surgeries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Let the Dogs Out? These Vets Come to You | 12/23/2002 | See Source »

...Christmas bonus is something that is separate and distinct from Harvard University Dining Services,” LaBua said. “I think [students] are free to do whatever they would like to do, and if they want to do something to show their gratitude to the workers, they are free...

Author: By Jaquelyn M. Scharnick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Houses Raise Money For Holiday Bonuses | 12/18/2002 | See Source »

...HDTV) arrived as a consumer product in 1998. And if you've ever seen it firsthand, you know it's true. HDTV really is that good, with a picture resolution six times as rich as ordinary analog TV--some 2 million pixels. Colors pop, and edges are crisp and distinct, revealing every hair and wrinkle. Enthusiasts call it a technological leap as momentous as the transition from vinyl to compact discs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I Want My HDTV! | 12/16/2002 | See Source »

...there will be changes under an FM president—or at least there should be. True, Amit was originally elected to The Crimson’s news board, but he has been with FM for the past year, and as such he will bring a distinct FM culture to the Crimson presidency. Having proofed FM for the past year may well have made me, in the words of FM Chair Ben Mathis-Lilley ’03, “a broken and bitter man,” but I do actually look forward each week...

Author: By David C. Newman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The FM Way: Fifteen Steps to Self-Improvement | 12/12/2002 | See Source »

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