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...those girls in the back of the class, her nose buried in a book (so you can't see her beauty) or daydreaming (so you can't read her mind). And then, in a flash: prom queen! Star of the school play! Valedictorian or vamp! Likely Oscar nominee for 21 Grams! Her vault from nowhere to notoriety reminds you that anonymity is an ideal perch for looking at others, and into oneself. Nothing succeeds like late success...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Performances | 1/19/2004 | See Source »

...released to theaters as a movie: Mulholland Dr. ABC's rejection of the David Lynch pilot proved to be Watts' promotion from the back row. Playing a starstruck, recklessly curious blond, she led viewers into thinking they could trust her, then pulled a spectacular double cross. That was the flash moment, at the film's nightmare climax, that revealed the actress's cunning intelligence, her subversive allure. Watts could even seduce viewers into thinking she wasn't seductive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Performances | 1/19/2004 | See Source »

...smart to borrow the provocative battle-of-the-sexes motif from Survivor: Amazon, even if the casting questions Burnett and Trump's claim that the contestants were chosen (from 215,000 applicants) mainly for brains. The women range from hottest-woman-in-your-office hot to supermodel hot (and flash more leg and navel than in most staff meetings not held at Hooters), whereas most of the men would only be among the better-looking guys on Average...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: The Art Of The Real | 1/12/2004 | See Source »

...Flash forward to Jan. 3, when the same UNH squad, now No. 8 in the nation, was handed its seventh loss of the season by No. 3 Dartmouth. That night, a whopping 1,207 Big Green faithful packed into Thompson Arena in Hanover...

Author: By John R. Hein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hockey Plays to Empty House | 1/7/2004 | See Source »

...There is not much room, or time, left to maneuver." No Foul Play EGYPT Egyptian and French officials ruled out terrorism as the cause of a plane crash early Saturday that killed all 148 passengers and crew, blaming a technical fault. The Boeing 737 belonging to Egyptian charter company Flash Airlines was carrying mostly French tourists returning to Paris . It plunged into the Red Sea shortly after takeoff. French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said France would do everything it could to help Egypt find out what caused the fault. A report Sunday said Flash Airlines was banned from flying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Watch | 1/4/2004 | See Source »

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