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...interesting questions. But to come over to my house for dinner? That's a trap no sucker has ever shoved a famous foot into. Partly because there are so many unknowns-you're stuck alone chatting up the family while the reporter cooks, you accidentally let slip a cruel joke about a wedding photo, you somehow use the bathroom wrong-and partly because who the hell wants to spend Saturday night stuck at some dork's house eating undercooked lamb? Would Gwyneth Paltrow come over? Johnny Depp? But George Clooney said yes, of course, why not, sounds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: George Clooney: The Last Movie Star | 2/20/2008 | See Source »

...Peterson. The unannounced visitor bore several weapons, including a 12-gauge shotgun, a 9-mm Glock pistol and two other pistols. He wore jeans and a t-shirt and carried a guitar case. The 150 or so students in the introductory geology class thought it was all just a joke. That is, until the gunfire started. The first body down was the professor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the NIU Massacre Happened | 2/16/2008 | See Source »

...think we sort of fed off each other a lot. He has a certain type of humor, and I have a certain type.RR: Would you say you were the Affleck or Damon of the duo?KC: Damon! Yeah, duh. We had a lot of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon jokes actually. There’s actually a Ben Affleck joke in the show.RR: So, Brian has a role in the cast. You didn’t want one?KC: Um…RR: Oh, yeah, it’s an all-guy cast. I didn’t remember that...

Author: By Jeffrey W. Feldman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ROVING REPORTER: Fable Attraction | 2/15/2008 | See Source »

...same arena. Those Rockets lost in the first round of the playoffs. The Yankees haven't won a World Series in seven years. So how do you explain the 2008 Boston Celtics? Last season, the Cs, one of the most celebrated sport franchises, winners of 16 titles, were the joke of the NBA. They finished 24-58 and at one point doormatted 18 straight games. During the off-season, Celtics GM Danny Ainge pulled off a pair of heists, bringing Kevin Garnett, the 6-ft. 11-in. (2.1 m) EX-MVP who is one of the most versatile players ever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Celtic Threebound | 2/14/2008 | See Source »

...shares your values, then you mobilize your base, get them to the caucuses and primary polls, and when victory comes you can plausibly claim he couldn't have done it without you. Had the religious right leaders fallen in behind Huckabee early on, when he was a late-night joke, they actually might have demonstrated their clout...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Evangelicals' New Clothes | 2/8/2008 | See Source »

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