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...entire article, as the title suggests, was written using only words that were one syllable long, except the last word, which was “syllable...

Author: By Xi Yu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Renowned Economist Dies At 94 | 12/16/2009 | See Source »

...classic Sarkozy: claiming [that] adaptable principles and a willingness to take any stand likely to reinforce his own political interests are in fact proof of pragmatism and openness to all views," says a former adviser to conservative politicians, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "Zero conviction and fidelity - except to himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nicolas Sarkozy: A French Paradox | 12/14/2009 | See Source »

...With an assist from other corners of pop culture - including a karaoke contest on Oprah and NBC's first-ever a cappella-oriented reality show, premiering this month - Glee is inspiring its most hard-core fans to do some singing of their own. Once the butt of jokes everywhere except on a handful of college campuses, a cappella is making inroads all over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Glee Factor: A Rise in Amateur Singing Groups | 12/9/2009 | See Source »

...dozens of movies about men whose wives think they're dead and marry someone else. All these motifs appear in the script that Anders Thomas Jensen wrote for Susanne Bier's 2004 Danish film Brodre, of which Brothers is a nearly scene-by-scene, sometimes line-by-line, Americanization. Except for a few stunt exercises, like Gus Van Sant's Psycho and Michael Haneke's remake of his own Funny Games, I can't think of a movie that so closely adheres to its original. (The new film's only capitulation to Hollywood dogma is the way it reduced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brothers: A Family at War with Itself | 12/8/2009 | See Source »

...least, the law is on Frank's side. Although individuals can sue newspapers and other traditional-media outlets for making false or defamatory statements, the Communications Decency Act of 1996 shields website operators from liability for user-generated content, except for copyrighted materials like movies and music...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Colleges Fight Back Against Anonymous Gossip Sites | 12/7/2009 | See Source »

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