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...could explain how particles that carry two of the four forces - those that carry the electromagnetic force, and those that carry the weak force - came to have different masses as the universe cooled (in the moment after the Big Bang, of course, nothing had mass, existing instead in a sort of naked, ethereal beauty). Extrapolating from Higgs' theory, scientists were able to explain how all particles get their mass - which would explain, in turn, how everything in the universe, from scientists at CERN to the grand Jura Mountains that surround them, comes to have weight. (See "Did a Time-Traveling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Collider Matters: In Search of the 'God Particle' | 4/3/2010 | See Source »

...nearly enough of the campy talking owl Bubo from the original in this Clash. He makes an appearance here. But he was sort of like R2-D2 in the original one. You have to be careful with those little nods to the [original] audience. My nephew ain't going to get that. Mads Mikkelsen [(Draco)] didn't even get it. He didn't see the original, so he didn't know what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clash of the Titans' Sam Worthington | 4/2/2010 | See Source »

...million] to $70 million [its first weekend], but then it goes and does $116 million, which is something almost unseen outside a traditional Hollywood blockbuster. So now that's something that every studio has to consider: How can you find the right window to match that sort of performance? It's a change in paradigm. You not only have to look at your weekend, but you have to look at surrounding weekends, because you need control of the most 3-D screens." Alice in Wonderland, Bock notes, opened on a weekend with little new competition and, except for Avatar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The 3-D Pileup: Too Many Movies, Not Enough Screens | 4/2/2010 | See Source »

According to the Wall Street Journal, Meredith Vieira, a host on the “The Today Show," was apparently so shaken by her rejection from Harvard that she visited every Saturday in some sort of holy voyage. It wouldn’t be the first time someone visited Harvard; maybe she just really wanted to rub John Harvard’s foot. But despite enrolling at Tufts University, things seem to have worked out all right...

Author: By Gautam S. Kumar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Decision Day 2010: Rejected From Harvard | 4/2/2010 | See Source »

Nietzsche also strongly believes that this sort of discourse is important to Pfopen as it "is uniquely endowed with an enlightened readership (notwithstanding God's presence) and tight house spirit...

Author: By George T. Fournier, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pfopen Gets Famous | 4/2/2010 | See Source »

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