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...after all, a teen comedy that might easily have gone the way of last spring's "Whatever It Takes," starring people who no one besides US magazine editors have ever heard of and which opened to a paltry $2.3 million, one of several signs this year that the teen high-school comedy had been tapped out. But "Bring It On" brought in more than $17 million its opening weekend, and has since grossed over $60 million. When its theatrical run ends, it will leave the field a victor. At a cost of about $10 million, it will ultimately bring...
...earned his high-school equivalency diploma while in prison, he says...
...barely seen extra in a "Mad About You" episode and a half-dozen films including "Summer of Sam" and "The Cradle Will Rock," the 22-year-old actress is knocking out critics with her performance in "Girlfight," a low-budget, high-voltage drama that won prestigious awards at Sundance and Cannes. Portraying a female Rocky who evolves from high-school brawler to prize-winning boxer, Rodriguez comes across "like a young Brando," says director Karyn Kusama, who chose her out of 350 other actresses who auditioned for the part...
...world of difference. Since needs vary considerably, our primary-care physician can help each of us to determine the amount of sleep we personally require. We then have to do the requisite arithmetic: is 20 or 30 minutes' more sleep per night the equivalent of three e-mails to high-school pals, or one coffee-break or surfing two Internet sites? We also have to create conditions in which we can sleep properly. So we have to practice what doctors call "good sleep hygiene": wind down before going to bed, avoid caffeine after midday and don't sneak daytime naps...
...when I got here, nothing seemed right. I felt totally lost. I was meeting what seemed like hundreds of new first-years each day, and none of them seemed all that interesting, nor did any of them seem anywhere near as nice or fun as my high-school friends. When I looked in my closet, I no longer knew what matched what. I had trouble making any sort of decision, because I had no idea who I wanted...