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...give me as much [money] as I wanted [to make the film], but we came to a good number.”But in the end, it wasn’t Weinstein’s money or Winfrey’s clout that pushed Washington to direct and co-star in the film. Instead, Washington determined for himself that “Debaters” was something special. “When I read the script, I just liked the script. I thought it was an interesting story—the little train that could. I was attracted...
...Dewey Cox, a spoof on any number of legendary music icons. “I fell in love with this character and all of the phases of his life,” says Reilly. “My favorite thing about playing Dewey was getting to be a rock star. He had a goofy optimism and he wouldn’t let himself get too down about anything.” But the role still offered challenges for the actor: “It was also fun to play someone who had a narcissistic side and who was clueless about...
...Bianco’s article, “The Dangerous Wealth of the Ivy League,” investigates the advantages that universities with large endowments wield in conducting scientific research. He argues that Ivy investments may harm public universities by poaching star professors and their research money...
...many the greatest pitcher of all time. Of course it shouldn't really be all that surprising that the Rocket, who issued a vehement denial Thursday evening, made Mitchell's roll call. After all, in 2006, the Los Angeles Times had reported that Clemens and Andy Pettitte, another star of the Mitchell report, were among the players former pitcher Jason Grimsley (yup, he's in there too) accused of using performance-enhancing drugs. But for whatever reason, after his denials, most people largely gave Clemens a pass. The "suspected steroid user" label never really stuck to Clemens, like...
Ever since 18-year-old Ishmeet Singh won the glitzy American Idol-inspired Voice of India contest on Star TV last month, the phone hasn't stopped ringing at his family's home in Ludhiana, the busy industrial hub of Punjab. But the kudos is about more than Singh's impressive singing prowess; he has earned it by the fact that he is a keshdhari (turban-wearing) Sikh. "It is his sabat-surat [appearance conforming to the Sikh ideal] that has brought him where he is today," says his proud father Gurpinder Singh. "He has shown other Sikh boys that...