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...mood and was beset by anxiety about why the incident had happened. He went out on patrol the next day carrying with him classic symptoms of combat stress: the emotional, physical and psychological fallout from living through--or under the extended threat of--traumatic events. Said company commander Captain Patrick Rapicault, "You have to get over your feelings and keep on pushing, just for the simple reason that you have another 170 Marines to take care of and make sure they come back...
...Something similar happens at the start of "Closer," the funny, hurtful, splendidly acted new film written by Patrick Marber and directed by Mike Nichols. The movie's Dan (Jude Law) has better luck than my friend Steve; fates conspire to put a beautiful stranger in his arms on a London street. He's been stalking, or just appreciatively lurking after, young Alice (Natalie Portman), who's clearly aware of her seductive appeal. Suddenly, she gets hit by a vehicle. Solicitous Dan leaps into action and Galahads her into a cab. (Man, the indefatigable pursuer!) They've just...
...Closer." No frontal nudity, not with the persistently modest Roberts and Portman as the female stars; that would be a sure sign of the End of Days. But something more liberating: the discussion of sex and its even more elusive sibling, love. "It's because of Patrick's brilliant writing and Mike's direction," Law told TIME's Philadelphia, "that the piece is very sexual without having any sex in it whatsoever." Plus a few bits that might make some future director's list of favorite sexy scenes: a long, steamy kiss between Law and Roberts; a lap dance that...
...Staff writer J. Patrick Coyne can be reached at coyne@fas.harvard.edu...
...against an assault-weapons ban. But with a Westerner's quiet style and meticulous attention to detail, he has built alliances across the political spectrum during his 17 years in the Senate. "The biggest strength he has is that he always keeps his word," says liberal Vermont Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy. Reid keeps note cards in his coat pocket to jot down favors requested by colleagues who buttonhole him--and to record when they're done. A skilled legislative tactician who practically camps out on the Senate floor, Reid was Daschle's point man for secretly convincing Vermont's other...