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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...whether it's O.K. to tweet during sex. As someone who's amped up the decibel level on the creature-features subject (see my review of Thirst), I now believe the warring parties need to find some small patch of common ground. So can we agree on just one thing? A vampire movie (or novel, or TV show) is mainly about vampires; a zombie movie is not about zombies but about the people being chased by them. The undead may have no personality, but their intended victims do. They're the ones who matter. That makes any zombie film...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Zombieland: The Year's Coolest Creature Feature | 10/1/2009 | See Source »

...Some of my students might not appreciate this, but I think it’s a good thing,” he said with a laugh...

Author: By Elias J. Groll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tough Times For Harvard Lawyers | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

...scary thing is—the potential class of 2014 looks to be even better...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Drawing National Attention, Crimson Courts Touted Recruits | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

...whom we wish had been killed off a while ago: Claire. Notice how she NEVER asks Gretchen about herself? That's because it's ALWAYS about Claire and how important she is and how hard it is to be her, blah blah blah. Unfortunately, given the rapid cellular regeneration thing, we're guessing we're stuck with her. Forever...

Author: By H. Zane B. Wruble | Title: Recap: "Ink" | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

...from certain that Chinese and Malaysian companies would bend to the same pressures that Western firms have to stop exports to Iran. Even if they do, Iran has other options. For one thing, gas-guzzling Iran could cut its consumption. As any visitor can testify, driving across Tehran can take hours in clogged traffic, which barely eases up at night. That's because Iran's regime, keen to keep voters happy, heavily subsidizes gas. Iranians are entitled to 26 gal. (100 L) of fuel a month at 38 cents per gal. (about 10 cents per L) - a tiny fraction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Badly Would Sanctions on Gas Imports Hurt Iran? | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

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