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...through the years, doing what he can to keep him alive. His widow, Audrey (Halle Berry), invites Jerry to the funeral and then, unaccountably, invites him into her and her children's lives. She gives him a spare room and does her best to help him go straight. At which point the film turns into a more or less typical addiction story. Jerry seems to kick his habit, then relapses, then?But why go on? We've been here before and the possibility that Audrey may even be drawn to him sexually strikes one as an absurdly unconsidered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Two Domestic Tragedies: Reservation Road and Things We Lost in the Fire | 10/19/2007 | See Source »

...comfort food: 80% are for cheeseburgers, steak or fried chicken. "You go back to something that made you feel good at one time," says Randleman. "It always makes my day when someone picks candy. An assorted bag of Jolly Ranchers or a box of Whoppers. It's straight back to youth." For his own last meal, Randleman, who has thought about this a lot, would take a cupcake...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: You Eat What You Are | 10/18/2007 | See Source »

...after two straight losses to Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Republicans turned to someone who was barely in their party. Utility executive Wendell Willkie had been a delegate to the 1924 Democratic Convention. But he criticized F.D.R.'s Tennessee Valley Authority as being a power grab by the Federal Government, and key Republicans, including TIME co-founder Henry Luce, thought he would be a fresh face for the GOP. Willkie had changed his party registration in 1939, but not all party regulars appreciated the interloper; Willkie's supposedly grass-roots campaign, quipped Washington hostess Alice Roosevelt Longworth, had sprung from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Unlikely Nominees | 10/18/2007 | See Source »

...left side. Giammanco then crossed the ball to the middle of the box where sophomore Andre’ Akpan beat sophomore Crusaders goalie Thomas Booth and touched the ball into the back of the net. The goal also extended Akpan’s scoring streak to nine straight games. The Crimson held the lead until the forty-third minute of the first half when Harvard fouled in the penalty box, and Holy Cross was awarded a penalty shot. Crusaders junior Alejandro Melean scored the penalty shot on goalie and senior co-captain Adam Hahn. Holy Cross managed to shut...

Author: By Alison E. Schumer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Injuries Aid Crusaders | 10/18/2007 | See Source »

...want to sleep, and I do,” says Baird, who came in fourth in last fall’s challenge. But she isn’t sweating the time crunch. Baird sets off for Chinatown minutes after receiving her theme and the allotted 24 dollars. She heads straight to her favorite fabric store, and deftly navigates the cramped aisles in search of anything dark blue—her signature color. “I tend to use certain shapes and certain colors,” says Baird. “People who’ve seen...

Author: By Nicole G. White, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lucy W. Baird '10 | 10/17/2007 | See Source »

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