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...Legend. It's a concept that's primal and connects to all those ideas of loneliness and abandonment." Occasionally Smith chooses art over commerce, on a character drama like Ali or Pursuit of Happyness, his two Oscar-nominated roles, but even then his pragmatism outweighs his passion. "Pursuit of Happyness is essentially a movie about a black homeless guy who gets a job," he says. "There's nowhere near my fee for that movie. This thing has to be under $50 million." The downbeat Happyness surprised everyone, not least of all Smith, by earning $305 million worldwide...
...their emotional touch. After Annapolis, the two sides will pursue the tough final-status peace issues in small groups, with the U.S. playing referee. It is how the President performs in that context - out of the spotlight, in the weeds - that will determine how history judges his late-blooming passion for diplomacy...
...same mix of passion and purpose that made this undersized kid stand out in a dusty refugee camp eight years ago has a very different significance today. Dani embodies the frustrations and hopes of a generation of Kosovars eager for a way out not just from Serbia, but also from a dysfunctional tradition of top-down, tribal politics. At the age of 22, he has become the kind of man who can help Kosovo achieve the political maturity and ethnic comity it so badly needs. The question is whether he and those like him will get that chance...
Ryan added a humorous touch of nostalgia to the air, discussing Halberstam’s other passion, sports. “I’m here to represent the frivilous side of David Halberston, in so far as it existed...
...extent of physical interaction between police and youths is a significant variable, because it creates passion and outrage among kids elsewhere who have trouble with cops on their own turf. In this instance, we've seen a lot of throwing and firing back and forth," Roché notes. "Injuries are another measure. So far, we've had 77 police injuries in just two nights of conflict alone, versus 200 police injuries in three weeks of rioting in 2005. This is pretty intense...