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Among the changes my patients seem to believe in, in this twilight of our crazy decade, is a newfound need to talk about the bigger health care picture with their orthopedic surgeon. They love talking about the government plan, insurance companies, overseas surgery outfits, electronic medical records. Often, I enjoy it too. It can slow down office hours but it beats droning on about glucosamine. From many hours of chat with many patients like Tony and Ira has emerged one strong theme: "Get it while you still...
...weekend. A ticket for one adult at an IMAX 3-D performance of Avatar at Manhattan's Lincoln Square 13 costs $18.50 (plus $2 if you order through Fandango). Yet, even with higher admission fees, Avatar took in only half of what New Moon, the second episode in The Twilight Saga, did a month ago in its first weekend. Indeed, New Moon earned the same as Avatar's entire weekend take in its first Fri. night. (See 10 things you need to know for Avatar's opening...
...Avatar, $73 million, first weekend 2. The Princess and the Frog, $12.2 million; $44.8 million, fourth week 3. The Blind Side, $10 million; $164.7 million, fifth week 4. Did You Hear About the Morgans, $7 million, first weekend 5. The Twilight Saga: New Moon, $4.4 million; $274.6 million, fifth week 6. Invictus, $4.1 million; $15.8 million, second week 7. Disney's A Christmas Carol, $3.4 million; $130.8 million, seventh week 8. Up in the Air, $3.1 million; $8.1 million, third week 9. Brothers, $2.6 million; $22.1 million third week 10. Old Dogs, $2.3 million; $43.6 million, fourth week...
...Princess and the Frog, $25 million; $29.9 million, third week 2. The Blind Side, $15.5 million; $150.2 million, fourth week 3. Invictus, $9.1 million, first weekend 4. The Twilight Saga: New Moon, $8 million; $267.4 million, fourth week 5. Disney's A Christmas Carol, $6.9 million; $124.5 million, sixth week 6. Brothers, $5 million; $17.4 million, second week 7. 2012, $4,400,000; $155.3 million, fifth week 8. Old Dogs, $4,396,000; $40 million, third week 9. Armored, $3.5 million; $11.8 million, second week 10. Ninja Assassin, $2.7 million; $34.3 million, third week...
...Harry Potter, which some conservative Christian parents rejected because the books dealt with magic and witches and wizards. I never understood why J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis' witches and wizards got a free pass just because the authors wore their missions on their sleeves. (You see it in the Twilight saga too; we're O.K. with vampires and werewolves as long as they're fighting it out to protect a girl's virginity.) If, to some parents, J.K. Rowling's subtlety makes her lessons suspect, I think it makes them powerful. Kids, like adults, resist force-feeding. When a whole...