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...convinces Hal to become her debate partner, and he jumps in headfirst, hoping to master love and public debate in the same sitting. Aaron Yoo nearly steals the movie as Hal’s curiously surreal friend Heston, who casts a strange otherworldliness that would put E.T. to shame. Despite his limited screen time, Yoo delivers some of the movie’s sharpest and funniest lines with his soft-spoken delivery...

Author: By Andrew E. Lai, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rocket Science | 8/3/2007 | See Source »

Athletes who misbehave are a shame but not a surprise. But referees? Commish David Stern curtly confirmed that the NBA is cooperating with the FBI in sifting evidence that ref Tim Donaghy had bet on games, including some he officiated. Insisting that all other refs are clean, Stern denounced this "act of betrayal of what we know in sports as a sacred trust...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Summer Games | 7/26/2007 | See Source »

...conceived war in Lebanon last summer, have turned Israel against him. Polls give him a near-zero approval rating. Most Israelis are convinced that the current generation of political leaders lacks the idealism and honesty of the pioneering giants of the past. "Judging from their behavior, they have no shame," says former Justice Minister David Libai. Despite the public outcry over his handling of the Katsav case, Mazuz is still Israel's best bet for instilling a sense of shame - and fear - in dubious politicians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Question of Judgment | 7/5/2007 | See Source »

...compared with much higher percentages in the U.S. and in western European countries such as France and Germany. But the divorce rate is now rising in this country. In urban India it has doubled over the past five years, despite the fact that failed marriages remain a cause for shame in much of the country and that divorced people, especially women, continue to face fierce social stigmatization and often find it hard to remarry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Divorce and Remarriage — Indian-Style | 7/5/2007 | See Source »

...open his mouth wide enough to accommodate a hot dog by itself, but an attempt to push through a bun resembled a Mack truck trying to enter a home garage. Two visits to an acupuncturist in the city, painkillers and anti-inflammatory pills lessened the pain - but not the shame - of his current condition. "I'm very embarrassed as an athlete and as a competitive eater that I didn't take care of my body and that I'm at this point now," Kobayashi said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Requiem for a Samurai of Hot Dogs | 7/3/2007 | See Source »

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