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...Nothing matters more Quite simply, no other sporting event in the world comes close to matching the spirit of the World Cup. The Olympics may garner the attention of more global leaders and media outlets, but its myriad competitions and choreographed pageantry can never generate the unifying, almost cosmic passion that envelops the World Cup. As David Goldblatt asks in his definitive history of soccer, The Ball Is Round, "Is there any cultural practice more global than football?" It has more followers than any one religion and is more universal than any one language. Even Americans - some of whom still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Five Reasons to Look Forward to the 2010 World Cup | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

...screen, it's a different story. The worst thing about New Moon the book is the best thing about New Moon the movie. As Edward, Pattinson is all pale passion and tortured restraint; his eyebrows, like muskrats determined to mate, hunch together in the middle of his sunken face; the few times he smiles, it looks as if it hurts, and he still seems reluctant to move his mouth when he talks. If you had not read the series, in which Edward is infinitely more appealing and dimensional, you'd wonder what Bella was doing staring off into space...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Moon Review: Team Jacob Ascending | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

...Game has passion...

Author: By Kevin T. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: THE CHEN COMMANDMENTS: The Game Brings Out Football Fans | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

...Hayes look like a saint, Haughton brought in a live bulldog and strangled it to death with his bare hands. The Crimson ended up winning 4-0. Today, many consider Haughton’s actions simply a myth. True or not, however, its legend is a testament to the passion of the rivalry...

Author: By Kevin T. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: THE CHEN COMMANDMENTS: The Game Brings Out Football Fans | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

...Democrat who was elected as a Republican senator from Minnesota in 2002 and lost a controversial 2008 reelection bid to Al Franken ’73—described center-right views as “moderate in tone” but “bold in scope and passion...

Author: By Julia L Ryan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ex-Senator Addresses Future of GOP | 11/18/2009 | See Source »

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