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...They also have an agreeably low budget and their project has a serviceable plot device - three nerds, fiendishly set upon by a high school bully, hire a bodyguard to protect them. He turns out to be not the special forces vet he claims to be, but a homeless man - physically inept and cowardly to boot. The only thing Drillbit Taylor neglects is to make any sort of comic capital out of a basic situation that a lot of people - not all of them currently afflicted by acne - have endured in life. Mostly the kids (Troy Gentile, Nate Hartley and David...
...things about markets is how they link people. But that also makes it tricky to figure out who causes the messes--like when assets turn out to be worth far less than advertised, credit markets seize up and panic ensues. Ideology colors any attempt to point fingers--Does regulation protect people or stifle innovation? Do companies manipulate consumers, or do individuals make decisions?--but that won't stop us from trying. There's plenty of blame to go around...
...gladiator contests. As important as the games themselves?where thousands of boisterous spectators cheered on the gladiators?were the fighters' outfits, including their short-skirted armor and, most memorably, their distinctive sandals, often just a pair of leather soles strapped to the feet with leather guards to protect the shins. Back then, gladiator sandals served a practical purpose, but today?nearly 2,000 years later?they cater to a very different crowd, turning up at modern-day spectacles (think movie premieres and nightclub sorties) for purely sartorial purposes. In recent seasons, the fashion flock has adopted the tough footwear...
...site, the publisher of the site bears a far greater responsibility. Many of these Web sites, especially those geared towards gossip, actively encourage and facilitate an atmosphere where people can say things they would never sign their names to. Given that, the law should intervene to protect people who are libeled online by user-generated content, particularly when such postings are not distinguishable from the site itself. Even the founder of JuicyCampus.com will concede that “it hasn’t all been fun and games.” And in a perfect world, the privilege of free...
...aftermath of the invasion, a heavily guarded and internationally controlled Green Zone was cordoned off from the rest of Baghdad to protect foreign diplomats and Iraqi politicians from the frequent suicide bombs and heavy violence plaguing the city...