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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...That neat dichotomy - the tramp who turns Ronnie's head, the darling who's available to win his heart - should cue you that Observe and Report isn't going to have the courage to follow the premise to its logical conclusion. As ballsy as the movie is, it has one undescended testicle. It's bound to turn this disturbed cur into an underdog, and then a top dog. The bitter aftertaste that was permitted, in fact encouraged, in '70s movies is virtually verboten today. A feel-good ending is mandatory, even in a comedy like this, which promises...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Observe and Report: Travis Bickle, Mall Cop | 4/9/2009 | See Source »

Those are tough acts to follow. Still, it surprised me that the DSi - the i refers to the personal pronoun - is a bit of a snooze in its ambitions and a mess in some of its execution. The device, which is a tad thinner than the DS and has slightly larger LCDs, comes with two motion-detecting cameras. One faces you, and the other points outward to snap images of your friends - thus giving your handheld more sensory inputs for better game play and amusing slide shows. There's even software that lets you take a picture of yourself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nintendo Disappoints with the New DSi | 4/9/2009 | See Source »

What diet do you follow to stay in shape? Samuel B. Mankins COLUMBUS, OHIO...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Dara Torres | 4/9/2009 | See Source »

...said that she partly attributed her election to her natural inclination to test her own academic limits. “If you’re passionate about the classes that you enroll in and you’re willing to challenge yourself, Phi Beta Kappa may naturally follow,” Lo said. She added that the election committee may have been impressed by the multi-faceted academic interests reflected by her course load, which includes economics, biology, and high-level mathematics classes. Jeffrey D. Nanney ’10 said that he credited his achievement in large part...

Author: By Sami M. Khan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 24 Juniors Elected to Phi Beta Kappa | 4/9/2009 | See Source »

...many cases, the collectors don't say a word to their targets but instead simply follow them down the street or sit at a neighboring table in a restaurant. "We don't think of it as humiliation so much as making something public," says Miguel González of the Cobradores del Monasterio, whose agents wear monks' habits. "It's the same as with pedophiles whose names are published so that others will know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spain's Costumed Debt Collectors: Final Notice? | 4/9/2009 | See Source »

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