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Original predictions for the R-rated comedy's debut last weekend were in the $25-30 million range. So industry swamis were surprised to see that in the early studio tabulation last Sunday, the movie came in a close second to the Pixar hit Up. The following day they were flummoxed by the full weekend figures, showing that The Hangover actually beat out Up for the No. 1 slot, $45 million to $44.3 million. Films flip-flopping the top two positions from early estimates to final ones: that hardly ever happens. (TIME Reviews The Hangover: A Bro-Magnon Bromance...
Fleming's lawyer, Paul R. Mastrocola of Burns & Levinson LLP, said that the professor "looks forward to addressing these allegations in court." He and Fleming both declined to comment on the specifics of the incident and court proceedings due to the pending criminal charges, but Mastrocola added that they are confident the professor will be vindicated. He did confirm that the dispute took place on a Cambridge public street...
...findings underscore that 'nurture' can influence 'nature' during adolescence, a pivotal time when delaying the start of alcohol consumption and other risky behaviors can have a significant impact on healthy child development," said Kenneth R. Warren, acting director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, in a statement...
...quotes are juicy enough, but part of the fun of navigating through Liquid Generation's video is seeing all the unlikely juxtapositions enabled by editing. The R-rated Aliens ("Stay away from her, you bitch") butts up against the family-friendly E.T. ("E.T. phone home"). Poltergiest ("They're here!") segues seamlessly into The Shining ("Here's Johnny!"). A screaming Gerard Butler in 300 ("This is Sparta!") even opens up for a screaming Al Pacino in Scarface ("Say hello to my lil' friend...
...celebrity Twitter feeds.) Historicaltweets.com has re-imagined famous moments throughout history as Twittered by the people who experienced them. Some entries are by politicians (Abe Lincoln: "Gr8 show tonite. Ford is the perfect venue for AAAAARRGH!!"). Others are by fictional characters (Odysseus: "Back home! Who r all these random dudes?"). Some even mock taboo subjects (Lou Gehrig: "Found a penny on the sidewalk! I'm the luckiest man on the face of this earth."). Despite a few questionable entries, we here at TIME couldn't be more pleased with the concept of historical Tweets, so we've come up with...