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...speak in the past tense, since Heigl comes near to emptying her reserves of goodwill with a disastrous new concoction called The Ugly Truth. In its wan attempt to be raunchy, the picture fails where Judd Apatow has usually succeeded; written by three women, this is a girl's mistaken idea of an R-rated comedy. Heigl, as star and executive producer, doesn't do herself any favors either. She spends virtually the entire movie getting mocked up and knocked out. (See TIME's review of (500) Days of Summer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ugly Truth: Katherine Heigl Gets Mocked Up | 7/24/2009 | See Source »

Earlier at the press conference, police leaders had sharply denounced criticisms of the CPD's handling of the incident and rejected the notion that race had any part in influencing Crowley's actions during the incident. Crowley, who attended the conference but did not speak, was accompanied by supportive representatives from the Cambridge Police Superior Officers Association, the Cambridge Police Patrol Officers Association, and the Massachusetts Municipal Police Coalition...

Author: By Maxwell L. Child and Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Obama Backs Off Gates Remarks After Police Ask for Apology | 7/24/2009 | See Source »

...part, I feel compelled to write to you. As your friend, co-author, co-teacher, and colleague, I can say honestly that in the many contexts in which I have seen you over many years, I have never known you to exhibit tumultuous or disorderly conduct. I certainly speak for myself and also, I trust, for all of AAAS, when I state that I believe your account of the events and support you in every way. Indeed, we are proud of you and rejoice that tonight you will receive acclaim by CNN for your scholarship and leadership in bringing knowledge...

Author: By Evelyn B. Higginbotham | Title: An Open Letter to Professor Gates | 7/23/2009 | See Source »

...owes me an apology for what he did," Gates told a Boston television reporter Tuesday night. "He should look into his heart and know that he is not telling the truth and he should beg my forgiveness." Gates has raised the possibility of filing a lawsuit over the arrest.Obama, speaking at a White House press conference aimed at boosting support for health care reform, said that the Cambridge Police Department "acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home" and noted that racial profiling remained a fact in American society. Mass...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Obama Chides Cambridge Police for Gates' Arrest | 7/23/2009 | See Source »

...People don’t appreciate when you speak Mandarin. Or often understand, for that matter...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan | Title: Sometimes I Stare, Sometimes I’m Stared At | 7/23/2009 | See Source »

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