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...Since the challenge, there’s been a growing rivalry—Physics tried to prank us by hanging a banner saying ‘Physics Rocks’ in our department,” she said. “But we thought their banner was lame, and we retaliated by filling their office with rocks and our own banner...

Author: By James K. Mcauley | Title: Frisbee, Nerds Collide | 10/16/2009 | See Source »

...years of fear-mongering and war-hawking, many of us were ready for something—anything—different. But it was more than simply anger and exasperation that drove us to the polls. Barack Obama gave us a reason to vote for him, rather than just another lame excuse to vote against them. We were taken by his formidable intellect and his youthful energy. We were interested in his story, inspired by his eloquence, and impressed with his honesty. Older generations who had endured the stinging insults of racism found in him cause for hope that their deferred...

Author: By Timothy P. McCarthy | Title: The Man and the Movement | 10/6/2009 | See Source »

...Pretty lame attempt, ends up crawling back with tail hanging between legs...

Author: By June Q. Wu | Title: Recap: "Dan de Fleurette" Da Fool | 10/6/2009 | See Source »

...story may end in lame-duck leadership as he feasts on over-salted pizza and New York’s economy slides into irrelevance. The choice...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi | Title: Indulgence on the Acropolis | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

...avuncular piano teacher Joel Cranston, Kelsey Grammer is just right: he cocks his head and gives fond smiles to the good students and occasional exasperated lectures to the more challenging ones, like Victor (Walter Perez), who thinks Bach is lame. More of a surprise is Megan Mullally, who finally sheds her Will & Grace persona with the character of voice teacher Fran Rowan. In one of the most compelling scenes in the film, she takes her kids out to sing karaoke, wows them with her own skills, and then tries to explain why she never "made it." Ms. Rowan's self...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fame: More Kids Who Want to Live Forever | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

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