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...Maybe not; the Potter films are superproductions costing in the hundred millions, while the much more intimate Twilight, directed by Catherine Hardwicke from Melissa Rosenberg's script, has a low-medium budget (less than $40 million) and an artless indie vibe. But just as J.K. Rowling cannily fed tween readers' innocent lust for adventure, so Meyer smites their slightly older sisters with the adventure of innocent lust. And when the teen witches and wizards of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth film in the series, vacated the prime slot of the weekend before Thanksgiving for a July...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Twilight Review: Swooningly True to the Book | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

...idea of quitting collectively came 12 years after the landmark U.S. Surgeon General's report connecting tobacco use to lung cancer, low birth weight and coronary disease. Lynn Smith, a newspaper editor in Monticello, Minn., and a former smoker, wrote editorials in the 1970s urging others to quit. Smith, who once told the New York Times he started smoking "as a teenager by picking up butts from the street during the Depression," organized a local event called "D-Day," or "Don't Smoke Day," in 1976. The next year, the California chapter of the American Cancer Society sponsored a similar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great American Smokeout | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

Throughout, Rose sounds as strong as ever and maybe even more flexible. On the "November Rain"-ish ballad "Street of Dreams," he emotes with a previously unheard Elton John - like pop softness, and "There Was a Time" has him scampering flawlessly up the vocal ladder from low growls to meticulous high notes. Most of the tracks clock in at about five minutes, with solid melodies and abundant pace and instrument changes. Choirs show up sometimes, as do a mellotron and a Spanish guitar. It's almost enough to keep things interesting. Almost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy, at Last | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

...Harvard’s defense that helped secure the win in the end last night, holding the Crusaders to a season-low 57 points...

Author: By Melissa Schellberg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Ladies Overpower Holy Cross, 73-57 | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

While Silverman and his team have succeded in some areas—including picking up talented players in low-profile minor league trades, there have also been hurdles along...

Author: By William N. White, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: From Sox Nation to Rays Country | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

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