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...Bridget: smart, funny, wholly lacking in decorum. But these moments are outnumbered by the formulaic structure of the narrative, to the point where we’re not sure whether this is Notting Hill, Love Actually, or just some hideous amalgam of all the other resolutely WASPy, sickly-sweet Richard Curtis creations...
...latter rather toothlessly required balanced budgets and a “rainy-day” fund going forward—just the sort of sweet-tasting cotton candy the voters were sure to devour. Knowing that, Arnold’s political team forced the electorate to swallow manure with their dessert. 58 would only go into effect if 57 passed...
...affirmative government at its best, the FFEL is an altogether different beast. Under FFEL the federal government subsidizes banks and other private companies to serve as intermediary actors, ensuring that they receive a baseline interest rate return and covering all default risks. Companies that get in on this sweet deal make out like bandits. Sallie Mae, the biggest player in this racket, is the second most profitable company in the Fortune 500, earning a pretty 36.9 percent return on revenues...
When the shooting ended, one white man was dead, another wounded, and Sweet, his wife and their nine friends were facing murder charges. Their trial was a window on forces that were exploding across the U.S., including the migration of Southern blacks to Northern cities and the rise of the N.A.A.C.P., which saw Sweet's case as an ideal rallying point and brought in Clarence Darrow for the defense. Though the story ends with freedom for the accused, it was a dreadful episode and one nearly forgotten. Boyle brings it back to life brilliantly. --By Richard Lacayo
...haven't yet jumped into surround sound--that is, bedecked your TV room with at least five speakers and a subwoofer--you have two sweet new options that include DVD player and speakers. Yamaha's affordable CinemaStation DVX-S650 home theater ($650; yamaha.com/yec can adjust the relative settings of each speaker by "listening" to the room with its special microphone. Not sure you want all those speakers? Denon doesn't blame you. Its D-M51DVS ($800; usa.denon.com creates seemingly real surround sound using only two speakers and, of course...