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...simultaneously humorous and heartbreaking look at the challenges teenagers must overcome in their senior years of high school. This documentary, which earned director Nanette Burstein an award at the Sundance Film Festival, chronicles the lives of four students—the outcast artist Hannah, the earnest jock Colin, the bitchy blonde Megan, and the acne-ridden band-geek Jake—as they prepare to finish their high school careers in Warsaw, Indiana.The heart of the film belongs to Hannah, who dreams about moving to Hollywood and making inspirational films—which is ironic, given that she is already...

Author: By Bram A. Strochlic, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: American Teen | 4/25/2008 | See Source »

...Thursday, has alleviated immediate concerns over a fracture in the Alliance. Canada has threatened to withdraw its forces from the dangerous zone around Kandahar; the French move should allow the U.S. to redeploy more troops from the east to Kandahar and other hot spots. For Air Chief Marshall Jock Stirrup, the head of Britain's armed forces, this "sends a very important signal ... It's not just that the French are sending more troops, but it is to a very difficult area...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NATO Spurns New Members | 4/3/2008 | See Source »

...think it’s awesome that he’s swimming and pursuing fashion,” captain Sam Wollner said. “We like to support people who branch outside the typical jock mold, and the whole team was really supportive...

Author: By Lucy D. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Junior Designer Swims in Style | 12/12/2007 | See Source »

...asked the general public to identify Josh Brolin a few years ago, many would have shrugged their shoulders. A few might have remembered Brolin as the jock older brother in Richard Donner’s classic “The Goonies.” Others might have recalled his role in the less-classic “Hollow Man.”Brolin’s star turn in this week’s release “No Country for Old Men,” as well as his commanding performances in Ridley Scott?...

Author: By Bram A. Strochlic, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Brolin Reveals 'Country' Secrets | 11/9/2007 | See Source »

...Bullitt and overseeing stunts for the '70s TV show CHiPs. He was 77. His exploits as an Air Force pilot in the Pacific during World WarII included 219 combat missions; he counted among his myriad awards an honorary title from the Queen of England. But Major General John (Jock) Henebry was best known as a member of the Grim Reapers, an lite group who mastered a dangerous but accurate technique called "skip bombing" that required flying low enough to make bombs skip along the surface of the water before hitting a ship. Among the missions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Oct. 22, 2007 | 10/11/2007 | See Source »

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