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...Neko Case and Her Boyfriends, "Furnace Room Lullaby" The female counterpart to #5, Bloodshot stablemate Case brings the rocking twist to modern country that Geffen spent millions trying to buy for Maria McKee. Case's studiously art-directed image belies a fundamental passion and a noteworthy set of pipes that cut to the chase in a satisfying set of tunes penned by the new wave cowgirl and her chaps...
...raise the bar of shock value. While “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” offered a look into a person’s thought process, “Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire?” tried to grab ratings with a sleazy twist on the same theme. And that’s all Temptation Island is—a sleazy twist on Survivor...
These fuzzy snapshots, however, aren’t always enough. When they are active, protein molecules may double over or twist into radically different shapes. Understanding their dynamics can be crucial to drug design, and for this good computer simulations are invaluable. San Diego-based Structural Bioinformatics, for example, generates digital "movies" of how proteins writhe and twist when activated or ensnared by drugs, and identifies the small molecules that would best disable these moving targets...
...wanted to work up a sweat while explaining his plan to provide universal health care for every child. Al, the fighter, wanted to show that he was comfortable with a ruffled shirt and loosened tie. Yet, he became condescending in the ring. During the debates, Al would frequently twist his face into disgust as George explained his stance on affirmative action or on how to solve the plight of the farmer. Although Al wins the applause of most Harvard students when he invokes such facial expressions, he alienates a considerable segment of the population as well. America has never liked...
...Elijah Price, who seeks Dunn out to offer an explanation for his good fortune. No mention is made of comic books or their applications to real life, which appears to be Shyamalan's thesis and purpose for making this movie, and a metaphor debated frequently throughout the film. The twist ending of this film, a trick that Shyamalan became famous for in The Sixth Sense both supports and distorts the metaphor, and leaves the viewer unsure about whether the ending is an attempt to make a profound statement or overthrow any sense of seriousness...