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It isn't surprising that Ritchie, a director who essentially keeps making the same glib, lively movie over and over again (with the exception of 2002's Swept Away, which stands alone in defiant atrocity) would turn Holmes into an action hero. Nor does it feel like a sin against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sherlock Holmes: Impressive Abs, Unmemorable Action | 12/25/2009 | See Source »

Cornell’s focused, even-keeled approach is not surprising, given the squad’s experienced roster, led by the senior trio of Foote, Ryan Wittman, and Louis Dale.

Author: By Martin Kessler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ANYONE'S KESS: Harvard Has Chance To Challenge Big Red's Dominance | 12/23/2009 | See Source »

Preventing Breast Cancer Re the Spotlight on the new mammogram guidelines [Nov. 30]: Let me see if I have this straight. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force felt that the cost of women experiencing "risks" like anxiety outweighed the benefits of mammogram screening for women under age 50? Despite the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 12/21/2009 | See Source »

Given his clerical superiority and his outspoken views, it's hardly surprising that Montazeri became the nemesis of Iran's current Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. "Khamenei doesn't really have a reply when Montazeri proclaims that the Islamic Republic of Iran is neither Islamic nor a Republic," said Karim Sadjadpour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran's Opposition Loses a Mentor But Gains a Martyr | 12/21/2009 | See Source »

This should not be surprising. The senate is not set up to account for the popular will, but to resist the passions of voters. James Madison said as much in Federalist No. 63, writing that the Senate would act as “a defense to the people against their...

Author: By Dylan R. Matthews | Title: Kill The Senate. Kill It Dead. | 12/16/2009 | See Source »

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