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...Harvey Weinstein and DreamWorks co-owner Jeffrey Katzenberg, both players in this year's especially combative Oscar race, took the stage in gladiator uniforms for a mock therapy session that hit a little too close to home. "You fat f___!" exclaimed Katzenberg at one point, echoing a sentiment not uncommon in Hollywood but usually muttered behind Weinstein's back. The most uncomfortable moment, however, came when it was time to hand out "Max" awards to the studio's Oscar nominees, including Marisa Tomei and Renee Zellweger. Weinstein was joined onstage by his young daughter; he joked that...
...uncommon story--a fit man in his 40s or 50s arrives at his doctor's office for his annual checkup and eventually leaves with a clean bill of health. Soon afterward he drops dead of a heart attack. Why didn't his tests show anything amiss? Cardiologists are increasingly convinced they have discovered the answer. Evidence is growing that not all the fatty deposits found in coronary arteries are equally prone to trigger heart attacks. Often the smallest, least detectable plaques are the most dangerous--because of their unhappy tendency to burst, triggering the formation of a clot that blocks...
...Philharmonic Sweeney is only one of a growing number of gems now available to fellow enthusiasts. Amazon.com has an excellent selection in its Broadway and Vocalists section of uncommon recordings from the recent as well as not-so-recent past. One can find on the site the recording of Bea Arthur on Broadway, a show that opened just last month, as well as the 1954 Threepenny Opera featuring the young Arthur...
Declarations like this one are an uncommon occurrence. In this case, the day of prayer coincided with the beginning of the Hebrew month of Nissan, which begins today...
...meanwhile, over why Brenda and Damon van Dam were unaware that Danielle, 7, was taken from their house. They have said they noticed an open door after 1:30 a.m. but didn't check her room. Kidnapping a child of Danielle's age from her home is an exceedingly uncommon crime. Child homicides have declined in the past decade, and children ages 6 to 11 are the least likely of any age group to be murdered. "This is a particularly rare case," says David Finkelhor, director of the University of New Hampshire's Crimes Against Children Research Center. "This...