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...really as scary as he comes across on screen in There Will Be Blood: "Some of us put away childish things and some of us don't ... and [actors] need playmates, otherwise we're just playing with ourselves - and I've worked with some people who prefer to do that." Tilda Swinton won best supporting actress for her role in Michael Clayton and promised to give the award to her agent (wonder if she'll be as generous if she wins an Oscar). And the producers of Atonement now have another best picture statue to keep next to their Golden...
...case for liberal good cheer starts with the 2006 elections, which went better for congressional Democrats than any other election in decades. It continues with public-opinion data showing renewed confidence in government activism, and demographic trends that favor Democrats. Most Hispanic voters prefer the Democrats, and their numbers are growing. Young voters, too, have been voting for the Democrats...
...Olson, founder of Beard Team USA, which competes in international facial-hair-growing competitions. (At last year's world championships, the hirsute Americans finished first in five out of 17 categories, including best freestyle mustache.) That loss of distinction, coupled with the fact that nearly two-thirds of women prefer their men clean-shaven, according to a Harris Interactive poll, was enough to stop Anthony Tokarchyk, 27, an entrepreneur who lives in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., from keeping his scruff of nearly a year...
...Some groups prefer to offer truncated versions of a comp that resemble applications and institute a faster selection process that culls the best prospective members without overtly discouraging participation. “We do not believe in subjecting potential editorial board members to a ‘comp,’” states the introduction to the online application for Tuesday magazine. This particular verb choice indicates just what the Editorial Board thinks of a comp...
...Freeze has resolved the their insufficient funding by making the jump to the Internet. “I would recommend this transition highly to anyone else—not a person on the board regrets this decision,” says Sebastian. Some publications such as Cinematic and Tuesday prefer to solicit advertising from local businesses, though this is easier said than done...