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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...helpless mate Ira (Forest Whitaker). Animation would have been a far easier choice here, but Jonze's instinct toward verisimilitude was astute. By setting his story in real landscapes, he respects and heightens the peculiarity and tension of Max's experience, whether he's shivering in his wet wolf suit or running wild with the beasts in the forest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where the Wild Things Are: Sendak with Sensitivity | 10/14/2009 | See Source »

...Most will raise rates - but one very conspicuous central bank is unlikely to follow suit. With the U.S. jobless rate at 9.8% and still rising, the U.S. Federal Reserve cannot risk a rate increase anytime soon, despite the danger of inflation. Raising rates would add to the burden on U.S. businesses, particularly small- and medium-size enterprises that account for the majority of U.S. jobs. Higher rates would also make mortgages, credit-card debt and other forms of personal financing more expensive, further crimping consumer spending, which accounts for the bulk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Investors Should Bet Against the Dollar | 10/12/2009 | See Source »

...people expect you to use it? I'm never sure what they expect. I am personally a relatively formal man, and I wear a suit every day. I don't know if they expect me to be some wild and crazy guy because I wrote this book, so I don't know if they see me and are surprised that I might use the word. I'm just not sure. But there's no reason why I wouldn't. It's part of our speech...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Writing the Book on the F Word | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

Ferguson radiates not warmth, but rather, a no-nonsense capability. He is a fan of conservative colors and sharp lines: his suit jacket is done by Sam’s Tailor in Hong Kong and his tie is silk. Ferguson never smiles in photos. The camera loves him anyway, particularly his perpetually roguish and brooding gaze; sometimes he’s grabbing his hair as if decoding a historical conundrum. He’s made appearances on the Colbert Report and presented a television series on his book, “War of the World.” Some zealous...

Author: By Lingbo Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Professors Who Rock Harvard | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

...adds, “I can’t say if it’s the accent or the sharply tailored suit, but perhaps people spend more time looking at him than looking at his suit...

Author: By Lingbo Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Professors Who Rock Harvard | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

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