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Elle Fanning, the star of Phoebe in Wonderland, turns 11 this April. She made her debut at two, playing a younger version of her sister Dakota's character in I Am Sam, and already has 27 movie and television credits. To be so experienced as a child actor can translate on screen to a preternatural poise that, while admirably skilled, tends to creep out us mere mortals. But in her first real starring role as a troubled, Alice in Wonderland-obsessed 9-year-old, Fanning gives the kind of heartbreaking performance that makes you want to yank...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Phoebe in Wonderland: A New Fanning Kid to Love | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...different computer systems; are we really going to create a single comprehensive system that gives everyone access to all the information they need? Or find a way to get the multiple systems already out there to talk to each other? It would be a task to make Reagan's Star Wars plan seem quite manageable. But that is only the beginning; really hard is going to be getting this multi-billion dollar juggernaut to actually save us money. (Read "Faith and Healing: A Forum...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Electronic Medical Records: Will They Really Cut Costs? | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...getting “basically a paid vacation.” On the other side of campus, Lowell resident Zuleyka D. Bonilla ’10, another applicant, made a public plea over the Lowell open house e-mail list, asking house mates to give her the highest five-star rating for her entry video. Bonilla could not be reached for comment. If Murphy doesn’t make the cut, he plans to recover by spending another year in the Bahamas after graduation. Seniors banging at the doors of Wall Street may look on in envy...

Author: By Anna M. Yeung, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: From Cambridge to Queensland: One Harvardian’s Quest for “The Best Job” | 3/4/2009 | See Source »

...such geographic center. Its cities are defined by their ethnic makeup and their provincial politics. So an attack on one location rarely resonates beyond regional boundaries. But an attack on cricket is a body blow that will not so easily be shrugged off. Imran Khan, the Pakistani cricket star turned politician, scoffed at the Australians when they decided not to play in Pakistan last year. No terrorist would dare threaten the one thing all Pakistanis hold sacred, Khan reasoned, for fear of the inevitable backlash. Sadly and tragically, Khan has now been proved wrong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan's Cricket Attack: A Blow to the National Psyche | 3/4/2009 | See Source »

...freshman, it is easy and almost natural to hang in the background and not contribute as an active voice on the team, especially surrounded by star grapplers O’Connor and Jantzen as workout partners. Then again, Peppelman is not the average freshman...

Author: By Kerry E. Kartsonis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Peppelman Steps Up in First Year | 3/3/2009 | See Source »

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