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...last March, on Oscar night. She accepted her award and the lips parted from ear to ear, from sea to shining sea, even as her memory grew dim. In her now infamous, rambling, exuberant, makes-for-great-television acceptance speech, she unfortunately failed to thank, among others, the real Erin Brockovich, the legal eagle whose fight for justice had inspired the movie that brought the star to the podium. Not even the desperate time signals from orchestra conductor Bill Conti could slow her down. "I was having an existential moment," she explains, months later. "I forgot people and I feel...
Julia Roberts is America's Best movie star not because she is good in good movies--heck, Tom Hanks can do that--but because she is so popular in mediocre ones. Her every-award-winning role in Erin Brockovich was an aberration. Roberts typically fronts airy romantic comedies or treacly melodramas that might go direct to video if she weren't in them. And still they are hits. People go to see Roberts despite her films, happy to pay for the privilege of being in her virtual presence. They want what she's got--what, seemingly, she is. No matter...
...creeping through homes, schools and other buildings across the U.S. Although press reports have focused on stachybotrys, strains of aspergillus, chaetomium and penicillium have also triggered their share of grief. At least two families have burned their homes to rid themselves of the contamination. Thousands more, including antipollution crusader Erin Brockovich, are suing home builders, landlords and insurers for damages to their property and their health. Last month the California state senate approved the country's first mold bill, which would set standards for acceptable levels indoors and require home sellers to disclose mold problems...
...team has been a really important of my time at Harvard," said women's alpine co-captain Erin Marshall. "It's been an incredibly fun experience and it's been great to watch the team grow and improve over the past few years
...difficult five-game match, the Crimson eventually lost to No. 2 Penn, despite strong performances from junior Erin Denniston and co-captain Katherine Hart. Cheered on by an enthusiastic crowd, the Crimson capitalized on early Penn errors and won the first game but lost the next two. To force the fifth game, Denniston catalyzed a crucial 8-0 Harvard run, allowing the Crimson to capture the fourth game...