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...emerging from the plot’s pivotal events, the incredible poignancy of Extremely Loud derives from passing thoughts or quick exchanges that reveal the sadness, struggles, and strength of the novel’s characters. That Oskar would invent a birdseed shirt reads more touchingly than his sudden decision to dig up the coffin...
...Melinda, the genres of tragedy and comedy intermingle to the point that each takes on qualities of the other and neither is convincing. A nervous breakdown is so sudden and half-hearted as to be unaffecting, while the genuinely comic moment is when Hobie’s (Ferrell) bath robe gets caught in the front door of Melinda’s apartment. As expected, Allen errs on the side of humor, so that Melinda is really a pairing of two comedies, one darker than the other, neither of which is really funny...
...Wildcats to control the rebound and cycle possession back to the right point for a slapshot. Perched at the top of the crease, Collins redeflected the errant attempt on net, batting it off the inside of the left post but not in, leaving the two sides deadlocked entering sudden-death play...
...heading off to the links when his contract ends in December. The cerebral newsman says he is weighing offers to do the kind of long-form reporting he did in Iraq in 2003. He won't divulge the gigs, but says, "I'm not going to all of a sudden start doing fashion." Heidi Klum, rest easy...
...swept for hidden microphones, to choose the next Pontiff. There will be plenty of intrigue in the days to come: "The battles to take care of everyone's own interests have been abounding," a Roman Curia Cardinal told TIME. But in the final days many were struck by the sudden transparency of the Vatican's thick walls. Reports on the Pope's condition were clear and regular; the press office was open around the clock. It was as though church officials were following his instructions not to miss the opportunity embedded in grief...