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...report of loneliness had any impact on the feelings of isolation in other members in his or her social network. Researchers were thus able to rule out the possibility that lonely people simply congregated with other lonely people, or that a shared environmental event, such as a fatal fire in the neighborhood, could have triggered mass feelings of loneliness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Feeling Alone Together: How Loneliness Spreads | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

...feat marked the beginning of the Forest Service's smoke-jumpers program, and Cooley became the group's first superintendent. His career wasn't flawless; in 1949, Cooley directed the crew battling the Mann Gulch fire in Montana, at which 12 smoke jumpers lost their lives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Earl Cooley | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

Night 2 couldn't help being more contemporary, even though Jerry Lee Lewis opened with a two-minute "Great Balls of Fire" that finished when he kicked over the piano bench. If they go another round, my money's on the bench. Aretha Franklin performed spirited duets with Annie Lennox and Lenny Kravitz, but the sparks started when Metallica, whose facial hair has always belied its sincerity, backed Lou Reed, Ray Davies and Ozzy Osbourne on two songs each, with impressive seriousness. Lead singer James Hetfield screamed, "Now that's rock 'n' roll!" after the Kinks' "You Really...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: School of Rock | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

...come out with any emotion, with no firepower, and we did that consistently throughout the game,” captain Alex Biega said. “It wasn’t just the first period, it was an ongoing event. We didn’t have much passion, much fire out there tonight...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Blown Out by Lowly Dartmouth Team | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

Visually, Hillcoat and cinematographer Javier Aguirresarobe play an established post-apocalyptic trick and drain the color from the once-lush forests and mountains that play host to the first half of the story. Only two things interrupt the film’s monochromatic palette: blood and fire, both of which are shot in horribly sharp relief. But Hillcoat and Aguirresarobe refuse to let their limited color range get in the way of shooting a strikingly desolate film, filled with a series of images that seem destined to become iconic. Father and son stumble down a warped concrete road, shattered telephone...

Author: By Daniel K. Lakhdhir, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Road | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

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