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...somewhat more mature character with ironic expertise. The same can be said of Church, who knows how to do slackers, without seeming to be one as an actor. Paradoxically, he's an energetic slob. Parker probably has the toughest assignment here, as a smart woman making a dumb choice. But she has charm and perkiness and if she doesn't entirely persuade us to suspend disbelief, she at least gets us to elide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Smart People: A "Could See" Movie | 4/10/2008 | See Source »

...just as smart or dumb as I was on Sunday,” Feeney said. “But there’s now this thing attached to me, and fortunately it’s a happy thing...

Author: By Nathan C. Strauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: GSAS Dean Named Pulitzer Finalist | 4/9/2008 | See Source »

...military—that those who enter the service are “wasting their talent.” But he characterized the institution-building process as “academic,” adding that people often think of the military as a “bunch of dumb linemen running into each other,” when in fact, “it’s a very cerebral and complicated game...

Author: By Aditi Balakrishna, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Crimson Call of Duty: Student Soldiers | 3/18/2008 | See Source »

...some colorful language in the book, making the reams of statistical information much more reader-friendly. At one point, you basically compare teams that use the shift against Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz to "Polocks hunting landmines." You say they're "dumb." Though you are quick to point out that there are only "three Polish guys" who are "offended by Polock jokes." Why push the envelope...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q & A: Baseball Guru Bill James | 3/6/2008 | See Source »

...like to shoot a video. I said, 'What do they want me to do?' They said, 'Throw a rock in the water.' I said, 'Great. I'll give them an hour.' So I look in the camera for a full minute and all I can think is I look dumb as s--t," Gravel says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Third Democrat in the Race | 3/4/2008 | See Source »

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