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What's with the tattered soles on Obama's shoes? Are they some handler's attempt to portray a man of the people? They look pathetically intentional. Francine Gersh, MINNEAPOLIS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Campaign Comeback | 3/26/2008 | See Source »

...Students for Choice co-directors Catherine P. Humphreville ’10 and Sean P. Mascali ’08, featured speakers who screened clips from various movies such as “Juno” and “Saved” to investigate if pregnancy-centered narratives portray abortion as an unmentionable rather than a debate. “In none of these clips is the word abortion used,” says panelist Shauna L. Shames ’01, a graduate student in government. “It’s good to be pro-choice...

Author: By Lauren J. Vargas, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pregnant Pause in Hollywood | 3/19/2008 | See Source »

...Students for Choice co-directors Catherine P. Humphreville ’10 and Sean P. Mascali ’08, featured speakers who screened clips from various movies such as “Juno” and “Saved” to investigate if pregnancy-centered narratives portray abortion as an unmentionable rather than a debate. “In none of these clips is the word abortion used,” says panelist Shauna L. Shames ’01, a graduate student in government. “It’s good to be pro-choice...

Author: By Lauren J. Vargas, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Scene and Heard: Pregnant Pause in Hollywood | 3/18/2008 | See Source »

...from focusing on themotivations that are implicit in each definingmoment of his character. “I’m tryingto make a distinction between focusedacting and what I call casual acting, andthere is a lot of casual acting in Americanfilms today,” he said.Cooper has often portrayed darkcharacters, and while Harry Allen is notoutwardly sinister, Cooper’s performanceilluminates the rationale behind his violentchoices. “It’s not qualities I liked inthe man,” Cooper said, “it’s qualities I understood,where I found...

Author: By Bram A. Strochlic, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Film Marries Suspense and Comedy | 3/13/2008 | See Source »

Veltroni has asked me to join his electoral list to fight against organized crime. But I will not be entering politics. My job is to write, which is the strongest tool available to me to combat these problems. I know how to portray power, but I wouldn't be able to manage it. I am not renouncing the responsibility to do my share; I consider that my daily work. And doing our jobs well may be the last form of resistance we have. That, and refusing to be satisfied with the way things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Maimed by the Mob | 3/13/2008 | See Source »

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