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...mother of a certain generation, whisk her away for a matinee. She will sigh and speak of Cole Porter - his music punctuates many scenes, and indeed, there are moments when you fear Barnes is going to deliver a full number - and she will immediately forgive you for that unfortunate scarf you bought her for Mother...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Easy Virtue: Jessica Biel Shakes Up the Brits | 5/21/2009 | See Source »

...Elliott adapted Easy Virtue with co-writer Sheridan Jobbins and has been respectful to the basic plot (although he brightens up the ending) and to Coward's gift with a bon mot. "We try not to speak of it," John tells Larita, referencing his father's disgraceful postwar doings in France. "Except in public." I do not have a copy of the original play on hand, but if that isn't lifted straight out of Coward, I'll eat Larita's cloche. (Not until after I've worn it a bit though. Charlotte Walters' costumes are perfection.) I suspect this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Easy Virtue: Jessica Biel Shakes Up the Brits | 5/21/2009 | See Source »

That really comes through when you talk about work-life balance, that you know whereof you speak on that. But what I wondered, as I listened to you the other day talking about we need to discuss what happens when a child is sick and you don't have paid sick leave or need to discuss on-site child care and things, it seems like we have been discussing those. The point is now, how do you take shining the light you're shining on an issue like that? What then happens? Because that's sort of about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview with the First Lady | 5/21/2009 | See Source »

...When administrators move to the next round of cuts and speak of “department reshaping,” they must remember that academic life is the essential purpose of a university, and cuts that damage the educational experience should be made as a last resort only, especially when there is an expensive administrative personnel budget that has not yet been touched. Preserving faculty and course offerings in order to preserve the student experience should be our top priority. The administration is undoubtedly extremely important to the functioning of this school, but as a priority...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Turning the Mirror | 5/20/2009 | See Source »

...names and ages of each member's grandkids to the demographics of their districts to the nuances of the latest global-warming bill. But Pelosi's current problems can be traced back to two ways in which she either failed to prepare or failed to let her homework speak for itself. (See pictures of Pelosi over the course of her career...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Self-Inflicted Wound: How Pelosi Got into the CIA Mess | 5/20/2009 | See Source »

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