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...major hands. Obviously there was the hand with Tiffany Michelle. [With 18 players remaining, Eastgate won a pot of nearly 10 million chips holding a pair of aces against Michelle's ace and jack.] There was the hand with Dennis Phillips at the final table on the K-2-2 flop. [With six players remaining, Phillips bet 7 million and Eastgate, holding pocket aces, moved all-in for 22 million. Phillips folded, giving Eastgate the chip lead.] You have also some of the folds that you don't see on the ESPN tapes, and situations where I made the right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New King of Poker | 11/17/2008 | See Source »

...difficulties of religious conversion: Kóhoi said, "Ko Xoogiái, ti gi xahoaisoogabagai." (Hey Dan, I want to talk to you.) He continued, "The Pirahãs know that you left your family and your own land to come here and live with us. We know that you do this to tell us about Jesus. You want us to live like Americans. But the Pirahãs do not want to live like Americans. We like to drink. We like more than one woman. We don't want Jesus. But we like you. You can stay with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes | 11/17/2008 | See Source »

...isn’t quite the killer he wants to be, nor is he the saintly avenger we expect him to become. Political espionage isn’t sexy anymore, he seems to say resignedly. It’s dirty, bloody work. —Staff writer Kyle L. K. McAuley can be reached at kmcauley@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Kyle L. K. Mcauley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: "Quantum of Solace" | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...broader sense, despite the script’s rather anachronistic language, the work still resonates with current issues that need no translation. “The play has a lot to say about race relations and the media,” says Erica K. Senat ’12, who plays the roles of the prostitute Molly Malloy and Mrs. Schlosser. “With the overload of news coverage today, I think it is relevant to see.” The play’s Broadway success and numerous film adaptations can also be attributed to its lighthearted comedy...

Author: By Eunice Y. Kim, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Redefined Roles Run in 'The Front Page' | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...public mood on economics today is a lot like the public mood on culture 40 years ago: Americans want government to impose law and order - to keep their 401(k)s from going down, to keep their health-care premiums from going up, to keep their jobs from going overseas - and they don't much care whose heads Washington has to bash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Liberal Order | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

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