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Because Jackman lives in New York City, the writers flew from Los Angeles to work out of a room at the Mandarin Oriental hotel. I was expecting to join an enormous gathering of the greatest comedy writers in the world, who would mock me with cutting barbs about my relative youth and handsomeness. Instead, there were three dudes eating Gummi Bears from the minibar. Two of them weren't even Jewish. The third was a 27-year-old who makes Web videos and got the job when he was pitching a movie idea to Jackman's company--an idea...
...rally ended abruptly, shortly after Ahmadinejad's speech. Ramadan Shallah, leader of the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad, mounted the podium and thanked the Islamic Republic for its support of the Palestinians, then left the stage. Ahmadinejad boarded an army helicopter, waving down from its window. Other helicopters flew overhead and showered the crowds with glitter-confetti, and people began streaming away from Freedom Square. The revolution was now officially 30 years...
...Sure enough, the ball went down to the post, and Mullery looked to have position set for the lay-up finish. Out of nowhere, the injured Harris flew above Mullery and the rim, swatting his shot attempt cleanly to the top of the key. It was one of the biggest blocks of the season, and considering Harris did it with an injured knee, it proved all the more dramatic...
...sent a dozen slightly raunchy, mechanically cheery singles into the Top 10. He contributed to four nominated songs at this year's Grammys on Feb. 8 (see page 51), and his influence is still spreading. When Kanye West was looking for an effect to match some heartbroken lyrics, he flew T-Pain to Hawaii to see how many ways they could tweak Auto-Tune. Diddy gave a percentage of his upcoming album's profits to T-Pain in exchange for some lessons. Even Prince is rumored to be experimenting with Auto-Tune on his new record. "I know [Auto-Tune...
Shortly after reading your article about US Airways Flight 1549, I flew to London [Feb. 2]. I did everything the article said: I read the safety card, paid attention to the safety video and kept my wits about me during the first three and last eight minutes of the flight. But I was surprised to find that the safety card was incomprehensible and I couldn't locate my life vest. The flight attendants agreed that the instructions were confusing, but nothing was done. The crash in the Hudson River provides a teachable moment for all flyers. But the airlines have...