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...despite what anyone says, it's clear that the big decisions still get made by Bill Gates. At a quarterly review of grants at the offices in Seattle, he sits at the head of the table, with Melinda on his left and his father on his right. Nervous staff members direct their presentations to him, not Melinda--who drinks a Snapple and seems like the most relaxed person in the room. Bill flings out questions in his trademark squeaky voice, with an expression on his face that suggests more curiosity than concern. "How are they going to prioritize?" he asks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Riches to Rags | 12/19/2005 | See Source »

...Anyone who thought they outgrew superheroes, or never thought they would like them, should give Concrete a try. Though he looks like a rock pile and has super-strength, he's actually a nervous, left-leaning smarty who copes with issues like population control rather than absurd super-villains. While staying true to the requirements of the genre by creating dynamic action scenes and melodramatic storylines, like having Concrete, who is ostensibly male, get pregnant, Chadwick keeps Concrete grounded to the real world. Released this year as a six part series, watch for "The Human Dilemma" collection in 2006, along...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best of 2005: Comix | 12/17/2005 | See Source »

...today, the most creative popular inquirer into Joseph's merits may well be an evangelical Protestant. Jerry Jenkins looks cautious, almost nervous discussing Holding Heaven's boldness. "If we get criticized for Left Behind," he says, "it's, 'Are you adding to Scripture?' And we say, 'We're not adding. We're saying what prophesy would really look like.' You're really on more dangerous territory, though, when you quote an entire chapter and a half of a novella from a guy who's not quoted in Scripture, ever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Father & Child | 12/12/2005 | See Source »

...brother reckons that the best piece of coaching he ever received came from an affable bloke called Bill Wawn, who in the early 1980s in Sydney looked after a team of useful teenaged cricketers. Padded up and nervous one Saturday afternoon, my brother and his batting partner were about to head out to the middle to chase a challenging target when Bill sauntered over. "All right, boys, no silly buggers," he said. "But if the ball's there to be hit, lay the wood into it." And that was it. Short. Simple. Kind of funny in a way that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Keep It Simple, Sport | 12/12/2005 | See Source »

...year.But according to Lauren P.S. Epstein ’07, another of the show’s co-producers, the organizers were initially unsure of how Harvard students would react to the use of comedy to raise funds for a natural disaster. “I was a little nervous about having comedy of that nature on the stage of Sanders (and for such an emotionally-charged cause), but everyone had a great time,” Epstein wrote in an e-mail. Lisa Lampanelli, for example, made jokes about race, sex, and the disabled...

Author: By Doris A. Hernandez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Comics Crack Jokes for Charity | 12/12/2005 | See Source »

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