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...story that has launched a thousand network-sweeps movies--star with parental issues, beloved by the public but cruel to those closest to him, wildly successful but never satisfied. The HBO difference is in execution. Most notably, Rush, like Sellers in Dr. Strangelove, steps into several roles, delivering monologues in the characters of Sellers' father, his mother, his wife, Edwards and Kubrick...
...Nightly News, Tom Brokaw, 64, steps down this week. He may have started a trend: his CBS rival Dan Rather announced last week that he will give up the anchor chair in March, leaving ABC's Peter Jennings as the last of the three old lions who have personified network news for two decades. TIME's Richard Zoglin got in some last questions...
...your laptop: pictures, links, even pop-up ads (fortunately, the Pocket Surfer lets you quash those nuisances with a single button). And it's easy to set up. DataWind gives you an adapter to plug into your cell phone, which connects the Pocket Surfer to a wireless Web network. The downsides: you can't chat on the phone and be online simultaneously, and the thumb keyboard is a little tough to navigate at first. But a sticker below the keyboard outlines the basics, so you will be messaging in no time. And really, couldn't you use less multitasking anyway...
...clerics, warns that Iran would retaliate in the event of an attack and could mount a pre-emptive strike if military commanders calculated that the U.S. or Israel was about to hit Iran's nuclear facilities. "We will not sit with arms folded," he told the al-Jazeera network. Backing up the threat, Iran unveiled 1,300-km-range Shahab-3 missiles at a national parade in September, where one banner bore the slogan WIPE ISRAEL...
...their kids' schools. But he admits that making every PTA meeting is tough for parents who juggle two or three jobs. So in 2001, Keys, along with educational software company EPOS, launched Helping Involve Parents (HIP), an interactive program that allows parents and teachers to form their own communications network via the telephone or Internet. It's now used by 34,000 students and parents in 29 schools throughout New York City. The software program allows parents to view homework assignments, class schedules and student performance. Through HIP notification, parents are able to get instant feedback on student absenteeism...