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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...days. In Juno he was the affable guy with the earnest delivery, who came across as self-effacing, but also so utterly unperturbed by his own absent chin that he somehow became plausible as a romantic lead. In Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, the apparently innate peevishness, a whine that pays homage to the hunting mosquito, which had worked so well in Superbad, had begun to grate, but it was still clear that the movie would have been completely, instead of mostly, forgettable without...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Year One: Jokes from the Stone Age | 6/18/2009 | See Source »

...army of millions of camera phone-wielding viewers across the globe. Even without the prompting of CNN’s iReporter, the public today feels a need to expose every tabloid-worthy corner of our private existence. We blog, we post our entire lives on Facebook or Myspace, we whine about personal problems on Twitter, and we can forward a personal email to anyone we want in a second. We are our own paparazzi, and we have trampled the entire concept of privacy. We don’t only willingly reveal ourselves, but we have also come to expect...

Author: By Andrew F. Nunnelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Desensitized American Psyche | 4/10/2009 | See Source »

...from shopping centers and restaurants, the southwestern outskirts of Albuquerque are vast and windswept, with tumbleweeds careering across the barren landscape. Dirt bikers tear up and down sandy hillsides, gleeful that nobody is around to be disturbed by the whine of their engines. Through the years, this isolation has made the area popular for dumping the occasional unwanted body. "We have seen remains on the West Side," said Walsh, "They might be ancient bones or those fallen prey to violence. But this is a first for us, in the number of remains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Albuquerque's Mysterious Mass Grave | 3/14/2009 | See Source »

...constant melancholy of the woods, winter, and persecution. Even moments of happiness and hope, such as the wedding scene between Asael and his wife Chaya (Mia Wasikowska), are interspersed with scenes of Zus’s bloody work as a soldier and accented by the pain-filled whine of string instruments. To the Jews of the Bielski Otriad forest camp, living life is a sign of rebellion against the Nazis and a demonstration of their faith in the future. Despite the freezing winter and the loss of family members, Tuvia teaches the refugees, and the audience, that all hardships...

Author: By Noël D. Barlow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Defiance | 2/5/2009 | See Source »

...rewarded by the full bounce of the still smooth baubles within her bodice. Overripe? Not even! She remained a desirable woman, Felicity decided. She went to the stables, looking for proof.***Later, afterwards, Felicity found that the total satisfaction of her physical needs had not silenced the gnawing whine in the back of her head. She ran her fingers nervously through The Stable Boy’s hair.“Something troubles you,” The Stable Boy said. There was no concern in his voice. Lacking the energy for pretense, Felicity nodded meekly...

Author: By Lesley R. Winters, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: THE STABLE BOY: Chapter 13 | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

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