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...which confirmed that his daughter had been spotted on Iraqi TV. It would be six long hours, however, before officials at Fort Bliss called Johnson and his wife Eunice to confirm what the couple had already surmised from surfing TV channels and the Internet. Their gentle daughter--a single mom who, when she was a child, "wouldn't fuss, wouldn't fight"--had become a prisoner...
LAUREL CANYON. Frances McDormand plays against type in Laurel Canyon, a well-crafted family dramedy by director Lisa Cholodenko. McDormand, the overbearing mom in Almost Famous, this time plays the type of fast-moving music producer scorned by her character in Cameron Crowe’s amusing 2000 cult favorite. Among her character’s transgressions: inviting Alex (Beckinsale), her future daughter-in-law, to join a three-way as part of an unconventional “getting to know you” exercise. Sam, her uber-straightlaced son (Christian Bale), would not approve. Sam and Alex...
...more important than sports? To most yes, to others no. The important thing is to maintain the routine and the familiar. Everyone—our soldiers included—do not want the world to stop even if they are in action. The old proverb “baseball, mom and apple pie” still applies. Sports are integral to the American spirit—we root for the underdog just as we crave the “rags to riches” life. We love the camaraderie of being a part of something larger than ourselves, of cheering...
...especially disappointed with the Boston Metro, which ran my photo on the front cover with the title ‘Harvard Grad a Terrorist Supporter?’ I can deal with bad coverage, but my family lives in this area, and I did not want my mom to have to deal with people thinking that her son is a terrorist...
...hero. According to his mother, Maureen Dwyer, he feels somewhat uncomfortable with his instant fame. After the publication of Zinn’s photograph, he called home to tell her that what he had done was no different than what his fellow soldiers were doing every day. As his mom put it, Dwyer said that he “was not a hero. He said everybody else over there is doing the same thing and he really feels bad” being singled out for praise. His reaction is quite revealing—it shows the utter humility, diligence...