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...receive an Academy Award. Here, in the role of journalist David Locke, his sheer charisma in the role enthralls and sucks in the audience. His shark’s grin is as present as ever, and he wields it recklessly, bringing credibility to a character that would surely appear flat and lifeless in less talented hands. David Locke is a journalist covering a conflict in an unnamed Northern African nation. Bored with his work as he is with his life, he finds an unexpected boon in the death of his neighbor at his tiny hotel. Banking on his striking resemblance...

Author: By Alexandra M. Fallows, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Passenger | 11/11/2005 | See Source »

...blissful” Green Harbor House Party in Duxbury (June 24-29, 1909), they (almost) got naked together: “We actually spent the morning in the house because it was unbearable outside…We lay flat on the floor with as few clothes on as possible (Emilie took off her jumper tie, even!).” Sometimes they dared to stay up past...

Author: By Elizabeth M. Doherty, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Old Girls’ Club | 11/9/2005 | See Source »

...It’s difficult to staff and run a business at those late hours. But, we feel it’s worthwhile and we’re certainly willing to make the commitment to maintain those hours if given permission.” The opening of the diner Flat Patties, the newest venture from the owners of Felipe’s, is scheduled for later this month. “Whether we get the license or not,” Brush said, “we’re going to have a good business here either...

Author: By Brian A Cantor, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Felipe’s May Stay Up All Night | 11/8/2005 | See Source »

Sellathurai Mahalingam was standing on the bridge of the M.V. Semlow watching night settle upon the Indian Ocean when he first realized he and his crew were in trouble. The waters off East Africa were unseasonably flat and the Semlow, loaded with 850 tons of rice, food aid for victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami in Somalia, was cutting its way north at a steady 12 knots, some 55 km from the Somali coast. Then, out of the dark, came a burst of gunfire. "I saw the flash of five to 10 shots," says Mahalingam, 58, a short Sri Lankan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Peril On The Sea | 11/7/2005 | See Source »

Nothing sucks the life out of a meeting quite like a flat, boring presentation. To sharpen your show and keep yawning at bay, try Ovation ($100), a new software tool that takes your existing PowerPoint file and morphs it into a professional-looking talk. It even lets you create a scrolling teleprompter onscreen to help you deliver your message more effectively...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Technology: Tips On Talks | 11/6/2005 | See Source »

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