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...insistence that his agents be stouthearted men, not wily, patient predators. Incompetence caused the bungling of more than one stakeout. Some agents also made use of what the bureau called "vigorous physical interviews" - torture during questioning - as if Billie were an al-Qaeda suspect at Guantnamo. (The one gasp from a preview audience exploded when Billie got viciously slapped by an FBI agent.) (See the top 25 crimes of the century...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kill Dill: Depp's Dillinger Disappoints | 7/6/2009 | See Source »

...those early pronouncements did not help to pave the way to a functional working relationship between Warren and the people she was supposed to oversee. Former Treasury officials seem to despise her and complain that Warren is only trying to advance her own agenda by using the panel for - gasp! - social good. "When a person in that position doesn't really try to reach out and communicate and then goes out and gives interviews, it becomes clear this is going to be an antagonistic relationship," says a former Treasury official. "She's coming at this in terms of a gotcha...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Elizabeth Warren: Riding Herd on the Bailout | 6/22/2009 | See Source »

...elemental satisfactions in its blend of movie genre that could appeal to wide segments of the audience. For Hollywood's core demographic, this is a serial-killer thriller, not far from the Saw series in its devoutly clinical depiction of distressed bodies. (See the eyeball on the floor! Gasp as plump rats snack on a dead Cardinal's face!) For adults who are or were Catholic, the movie is a backstage story of Vatican politicking, à la Monsignor and The Godfather Part III; it paints the College of Cardinals as possibly the only ruling body older and more removed from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holy Hanks! Fun and Games in Angels & Demons | 5/13/2009 | See Source »

...Instead of cutting the library AND the shuttle, can't we just fire a bunch of Harvard workers?” (GASP! The audacity...

Author: By Meaghan E Lyons | Title: Budget Plinko, Part II: Shuttle Shafting | 5/12/2009 | See Source »

...Hulk, for the bad-guy role of Nero. But Chris Pine (young Kirk) and Zachary Quinto (young Spock) are actors not previously seen on a movie marquee; they might not even be in FaceBook. The film's biggest on-screen name is probably Winona Ryder, hard to recognize as (gasp!) Spock's human...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Box Office Weekend: Star Trek Conquers the Universe | 5/10/2009 | See Source »

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