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...Having chosen to bring the baby to term, Alison now has to figure out whether she brings Ben into the equation. In such a dilemma, whom can she confide in? You might expect that such a personable sort would have a circle of women friends - what Apatow would call her pussy posse - but not Alison. All right, no girlfriends. But she's got an infotainment job in L.A.; the place must be swarming with gay men, ready to offer their sympathy or tart wisdom. In show business, isn't there a Will for every Grace? No again; Alison is effectively...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not Knocked Out by 'Knocked Up' | 6/7/2007 | See Source »

...German minority (numbering 15,000 souls) can be found in Kyrgyzstan? Don't look for any depth here-the scope of the book means that it's impossible to devote more than a few pages to each country-but as a springboard to a continent it does the job. Expect it to spur many a nascent travel plan into action...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Continental Drift | 6/7/2007 | See Source »

When you are writing a book, do you expect it to influence your readers in a certain way? - Ju Huang, STAMFORD, CONN...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Ian McEwan | 6/7/2007 | See Source »

What can you expect of the third in a series of remakes of a not-so-hot 1960 caper (the Rat Pack's Ocean's Eleven)? No matter how slim your hopes, they will probably be deflated by this tired smarmathon. Despite all the star quality--George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, guest villain Al Pacino--director Steven Soderbergh can infuse no energy into the Vegas caper plot. He can't even make these photogenic celebs look fabulous. For them and the audience, this Thirteen is bad luck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Downtime | 6/7/2007 | See Source »

...During his time in office, Bok did little to add to the University’s coffers. From the outset, the Corporation “made it clear that they didn’t expect me to engage in major fundraising,” Bok said...

Author: By Claire M. Guehenno and Samuel P. Jacobs, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Two Old Men in a Hurry | 6/6/2007 | See Source »

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