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...cutting, make sure the photographer is in the room. "You'll be surprised how many beginners forget little things like that, and these little things make a big difference," says Rankin. Smith actually compares deejay school to medical school. "Just because you have all the surgical equipment doesn't mean you're ready to do surgery," Smith says. Er, playing music isn't quite like a brain operation, correct? "If you have ruined the biggest day in the bride's life, to her, it's like screwing up brain surgery," Smith responds. The instructor says he does not offer...
...when the first Harry Potter book was made into a movie, that it was a book on tape on film. I have no interest in doing that. With Lemony Snicket, the studio wasn't so much excited about making the film as they were in launching the franchise. I mean, if you really think through what readers of those books want, this is basically Night of the Hunter for kids. Jim Carrey is a murderer who wants to get these kids and their money. The thought of really committing yourself to this dark, sly sense of humor was what appealed...
...What will be covered? For universal coverage to have any meaning, there will have to be a minimum set of guaranteed services. But what does that mean? Does it include preventive care? How about mental-health care? Abortion services? These are the kinds of decisions that will determine how expensive health-care reform will be for consumers, business and government. And what goes into the basic benefits package is a political minefield - which is why many health-care experts say they don't want it left in the hands of Congress and lobbyists. "If you start fighting over whether chiropractors...
...voters, perhaps by as early as 2010. If they win, gay marriages will resume - a big victory for the movement, but one that would likely halt Olson and Boies' case in its tracks. Since all four plaintiffs in the federal suit are Californians, a victory at the polls would mean they have no claim to pursue...
...That does not mean we should ignore sources of tension. Indeed, it suggests the opposite: we must face these tensions squarely. And so in that spirit, let me speak as clearly and plainly as I can about some specific issues that I believe we must finally confront together...