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...caused us to ask some fundamental questions about the reality television phenomenon. Show judge Simon Cowell repeatedly chides contestants, "This is a singing competition." But is it really? When talented singers such as Gina Glocksen are voted off in favor of a tone-deaf Sanjaya Malakar, with his trainwreck performances, the question is whether Idol is really a singing competition, or something altogether different...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Wins on the Search Engines? | 4/5/2007 | See Source »

We’re the Bill Clinton of the college set: we’re powerful, and for every positive story about our contributions to academia or science, there’s one more stained dress. As with the coverage of the photogenic genius-cum-trainwreck Clinton, the coverage of Harvard seems star-struck­—but when the New York Times specifically solicits Harvard’s female students for their thoughts on marriage, maybe the fascination has gone...

Author: By Annie M. Lowrey, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: No 14: Publicity | 11/16/2005 | See Source »

That was, of course, before he lost his first race; he never lost again, but the mid-campaign scare was somewhat institutionalized. Kerry has a reputation in Massachusetts for stumbling through the middle of the campaign and then emerging victoriously from the trainwreck unscathed, like a political Mr. Magoo (see his Senate campaign against Governor William Weld ’66). For those of us in his corner, I suppose that counts as consolation...

Author: By Peter CHARLES Mulcahy, | Title: Dear John | 9/15/2004 | See Source »

...only thing a woman couldn’t cover was a trainwreck,” she says...

Author: By Lauren A.E. Schuker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Late Starter’ Writes On Telecommunications, Famous Women | 6/2/2003 | See Source »

...specialty in a song called "On the Good Ship Lollipop," it is almost as if Greta Garbo were suddenly to break into "Shuffle Off to Buffalo." Good shot : Shirley's mean playmate, brilliantly impersonated by 8-year-old Jane Withers, showing her the game of trainwreck. The Band Plays On (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer). Copiously seasoned with false sentiment and meretricious heroism, this dish of college, football & young love presents four young hoodlums turned from careers of crime by a kindly coach. As the "Four Bombers" they are supposed to be the greatest backfield in the U. S. The clowning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Dec. 31, 1934 | 12/31/1934 | See Source »

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