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...While Cranston gets a few interludes of maniacal glee, most of “Breaking Bad” is about pouting, not shouting. In order for this premise to work, we have to believe that this mild-mannered chemistry teacher is crazy enough to think that becoming a meth-maker is the best way to finance those oncology bills. Cranston has the latent manic energy to make us believe that, but creator Vince Gilligan seems set on not letting that energy show. Cranston does an admirable job of playing the part with as much restraint as possible, but anyone who?...

Author: By Allie T. Pape, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Breaking Bad' and Character-Driven TV | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...made to millions of people living with depression." Similarly, paroxetine producer GlaxoSmithKline warns, "This analysis has only examined a small subset of the total data available ... and this one study should not be used to cause unnecessary alarm and concern for patients." As a spokeswoman for Wyeth, Effexor's maker, points out, these were, after all, the same data the FDA reviewed before approving the drugs for public...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Antidepressants Hardly Help | 2/26/2008 | See Source »

...nearly two years, millions of Americans have seen television ads featuring artificial heart inventor Robert Jarvik touting the benefits of the cholesterol-lowering medication Lipitor. No longer. On Monday, Lipitor's maker, Pfizer, decided to pull the $139 million campaign after a Congressional committee raised questions about Jarvik's qualifications as pitchman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Problem with Jarvik's Prescription | 2/26/2008 | See Source »

Despite all his equipment and powders, Arnold isn't interested in creating crazy new flavors. One of his favorite mixes is bourbon and apple, which sounds straightforward enough until he tells you how he distills the Maker's Mark, removing the oaky bitterness so it won't overpower the juice, which, by the way, he presses from an obscure line of British apples developed in the 18th century...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mad Scientist in the Kitchen | 2/21/2008 | See Source »

Inside an empty former electronics factory in the Dutch town of Eindhoven, hundreds of Philips employees sit around endless rows of tables. Split into small groups, staffers of the Amsterdam-based firm--maker of everything from lightbulbs and toothbrushes to TVs and X-ray machines--get to work. "We're not always an easy company to deal with," says Theo van Deursen, boss of Philips' lighting division. From a platform in the center of the vast space--still latticed with girders and pipes, its walls temporarily lined with giant TV screens--Van Deursen lays down a challenge. "We have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Complex Task of Simplicity | 2/21/2008 | See Source »

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