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...writing bits. After a bout of scarlet fever, Annie languished for weeks. She was apparently the light of Darwin's life, and the movie does not miss an opportunity to point out her charms. She does cartwheels on the beach, brings Darwin bugs to identify, begs him to tell her that story about the cute orangutan again and again and, in her appearances as a ghost, offers helpful writing tips like "What are you so worried about? It's only a theory." (See pictures of Charles Darwin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Creation: The Origin of Darwin's Origin of Species | 1/22/2010 | See Source »

...main impression we get is of physical discomfort. Bettany's Darwin always has a chill or a case of the sweats, tummy ache or trembling hands. He has our sympathy initially, but the movie bathes us in such general despair that the natural instinct soon becomes a desire to tell him to buck up. We do believe in survival of the fittest, after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Creation: The Origin of Darwin's Origin of Species | 1/22/2010 | See Source »

...It’s a dream come true,” Akpan said moments after having thanked his family, teammates, and coaches on stage. “Every [player] will tell you that the day they can stand up on that podium and be welcomed to a team...

Author: By Mauricio A. Cruz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Akpan and Nyamekye Selected in MLS SuperDraft | 1/22/2010 | See Source »

...that person, who probably voted for you because you promised change and - I was just reading David Plouffe's book [The Audacity to Win] - the emphasis on going after the special interests? But you've made deals with all the special interests to get this done. Well, I'll tell you what, Joe. What I would say is, If you look at this bill when it is said and done - not where it was coming out of one committee or where it was coming out of another committee, but the bill that I actually sign. I think what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A: Obama on His First Year in Office | 1/21/2010 | See Source »

...that's the good government fight. That's the fight against the appropriators in Congress. You're absolutely right, and look, one of the things we've got to do better is to tell the story of what was in the [American Recovery and Reinvestment Act]. That was the largest investment in research and development in our history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A: Obama on His First Year in Office | 1/21/2010 | See Source »

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