Word: ripley
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Democratic winner was too close to call. "The Kahl�a White House Russian was a big favorite with the ladies, Courvoisier XO cognac with the men," says Dave Karraker of Allied Domecq, which supplied spirits for both conventions. "There were way fewer ladies at the Republican events." --By Amanda Ripley...
...lucky to have the directors I had. When I first appeared as Ripley, I came down in this little pastel costume, and Ridley Scott said, "You look like Jackie Onassis in space." And we [found] the flight suit I ended up wearing. When I see the costumes they put their women heroes in [today], they're so impractical. They've probably been told by the studio, "She has to kick ass, but we gotta really see those legs...
Options abound in the Jude Law category this year. For fans of the classic, Talented Mr. Ripley-esque Jude, his roles in Closer and Alfie are the most likely award-winners. In both, he plays a slutty metrosexual who learns some important life lessons. He has sex with more women in Alfie, but Closer is rated R so it could edge out the tamer, less naked PG-13 Jude. But this could be a rough category. Jude goes arty with his role in David O. Russell’s I Heart Huckabees, playing his typical dispassion and narcissism...
...than we can uninvent gunpowder. Nuclear weapons in the hands of a responsible government can sit idle, serving only as a threat of retaliation against less responsible governments. Those same weapons in the hands of governments that care nothing for earthly survival can destroy the world. Frances F. Mullon Ripley...
...research, he estimates the chance that each candidate will win each state. He tweaks his map daily. "I have Bush at around 285 electoral votes," he says. Kerry fans may want to consider buying Bush futures. Come Nov. 2, they can find something to cheer either way. --By Amanda Ripley...