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...Ending the story there would make Knocked Up not only consistent with the male-male romances that stock so many Hollywood movies (check my reviews of 300, Blades of Glory and Spider-Man 3 for extensive notes on this trend) but a more honest parable. Instead, in the middle of their stoned bliss, the guys decide to go back home: Pete to his loveless marriage, Ben to the foxy lady who somehow wants him to be the father of their child. Comic birth scene and declarations of love ensue...
...success of the Lamont Café and the new pub shows that students were clamoring for fresh social spaces. But contrast those spots with the empty halls of SOCH, and another trend emerges: undergraduates seek spaces that aren’t just new, but in the heart of campus...
...speakers have in recent history been comedians—such as Al Franken ’73 in 2002, Will Ferrell in 2003, Sacha Baron Cohen in 2004, and “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane last year—although this is a recent trend...
Brig. Gen. Kevin Bergner, the new spokesman for the U.S. military in Baghdad, argues that the latest statistics don't represent a long-term trend. "It will periodically spike up, like we saw with violence in May," says Bergner, who stressed that the overall level of violence in Baghdad has lowered since January. Nevertheless, he says, "that doesn't mean it's going to be a steady, downward trajectory." Progress, Bergner explains, will continue to appear uneven for some time...
...team as a whole, if the current trend of steady improvement continues, then next year will be better than this. Coach Mitchell already foresees the possibility...