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About 20 minutes into director Robert Weide’s new film, Kirsten Dunst asks Simon Pegg, after he steals her boyfriend’s seat at a crowded bar, “Do you know the meaning of karma?” He clearly does not, but after nearly...

Author: By Jessica R. Henderson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'How to Lose Friends and Alienate People' | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

Case: Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television Stations Hearing Date: Nov. 4 Background: In 2004, the FCC tightened its policy regarding expletives that had made it on-air during live broadcasts, prohibiting "single uses of vulgar words" where it had previously made allowances for "isolated and fleeting" incidents. The Commission...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Supreme Court's 2008 Docket | 10/6/2008 | See Source »

In a debate of mostly general questions, she chose never to be any more specific than necessary. Had some planned policy points she was keen to make, but such moments were few and fleeting. Benefited from the format, which invited simplicity and avoided confrontation.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Vice-Presidential-Debate Report Cards | 10/2/2008 | See Source »

First things first: Yes, he's full frontal - and not in Hair-like dim light or just for a fleeting few seconds, in the manner of so many off-Broadway plays trying to demonstrate their avant-garde cojones these days. He's out there for several minutes, alongside a young...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Broadway's Equus: Harry Potter on Horseback | 9/26/2008 | See Source »

Four years ago Obama spent months writing the convention speech that would catapult him onto the national stage. Even though he was busy with his day job in the Illinois State Senate and was running for the U.S. Senate, Obama would find time to scribble thoughts, often sneaking off the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Obama Writes His Speeches | 8/28/2008 | See Source »

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