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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...just a number. Here’s to her killer calves and to proving my point that 50 is the new 30. 3. Lucille Ball: I love Lucy. Life is a series of awkward events, and you might as well face it with a quirky sense of humor. Lucy shows that you can revel in your inner you and still get a hubby with a foreign accent. 2. Helen Parr (aka Elastigirl; aka Mrs. Incredible): Not just a metaphoric superhero, Helen Parr is also a literal one. She proves that there are all sorts of advantages to being flexible?...

Author: By Emily G.W. Chau, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Emily G.W. Chau | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

...winter feel-good movie is concerned, “The Bucket List” does not make any effort towards radical innovation. But between Jack Nicholson’s wryly inappropriate humor and Morgan Freeman’s unmatched gravitas, it entertains. Guided by the sure hand of Rob Reiner, director of classics including “When Harry Met Sally” and “The Princess Bride,” the viewer can leave the theater a little more grateful for the simpler things. Edward Cole, played by Jack Nicholson, and Carter Chambers, played by Morgan Freeman...

Author: By Eric M. Sefton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Bucket List | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

...otherwise, he says, "I feel more American sometimes than most Americans." His accent, unlike the man himself, still pays dues to his homeland, but also owes a few of its cadences to California. Yet Ringo sees himself as a typical Liverpudlian at least in one respect. "I bring humor to the fore," he says. "It's a defense. Give me an opening and I'm in. When I was a kid, you went to the pub and people would have some sort of quick retort to what you said. A lot of it would put you down, but it would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ringo's Rhythm Without Blues | 12/12/2007 | See Source »

...still got that bittersweet humor and is sharp as a razor," says Stewart, who co-wrote and co-produced Ringo's forthcoming solo album. Called Liverpool 8, after the postal code of the neighborhood where Ringo grew up, its title track chronicles his escape from the city in jaunty couplets ("I always followed my heart/ But I never missed a beat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ringo's Rhythm Without Blues | 12/12/2007 | See Source »

...about the idea that our stories, the stories of everyday people, are as interesting and as important as the nonsense we get about celebrities 24 hours a day from all corners. If you really take the time to listen, you'll find poetry and grace and eloquence and humor in the stories of people we find all around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dave Isay: Tell Me a Story | 12/11/2007 | See Source »

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