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...have done here?, and I can hear him gripe or approve. And one of the good things about working with Nigel is that he became more of a co-worker rather than a grownup producer. His opinion mattered to me in a way that made me want to impress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do We Still Need Him? | 9/6/2005 | See Source »

...wanted to impress her with my maternal concern and intelligence, but instead of a probing question--or even an idiotic one--here's what I said: "I think you've covered everything.'' She smiled--and jotted a little note. Yikes. I'm sure that's going on my permanent record. You know, maybe it's time to think about home schooling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kindergarten Jitters | 8/29/2005 | See Source »

...weeks for a magazine article, in part as a result of a low-carb diet, and never put it back on. Plus, I met my wife because she saw my well-lit photos in that story. I'm not entirely sure what a diet would have to do to impress me, but I think it would involve some of that sweet, light-headed Trimspa giddiness that makes Anna Nicole Smith so crack happy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eat This, Low Carbers | 8/8/2005 | See Source »

There aren’t many chances for the acting in the film to impress audiences. The character development is satisfactory but not great: actors spend the vast majority of the movie running, swimming, stumbling, and hiding away from the deadly tripod machines. But the brief development and Cruise’s natural charisma are enough to keep the audience’s sympathy—and attention...

Author: By Joshua P. Rogers, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Intergalatic Conflict Strikes Home | 7/8/2005 | See Source »

This might be a manageable task except that Camp Chunder Camp, departing from traditional values of community and responsibility, promotes order and good behavior among the campers through an incentive system based on soda. My efforts to impress upon the campers the importance of air rifle safety are rendered fruitless with their veins bathing their trigger fingers in pure Sunkist, digits which, in turn pump, out pounds of ordinance in the general direction of squirrels that stray near the range. Winslow’s quasi-senile and marginally coherent mutterings of, “Shoot to kill?...

Author: By Matthew A. Busch, | Title: Bucolic Bacchanalia | 7/1/2005 | See Source »

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