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...what makes Runway better. The contestants are experienced and mature (in Season 2, they range in age from 22 to 51, so they have their own sense of self and aesthetics, unlike the eager-to-please singbots that roll down the Idol assembly line). Runway, which gives the winner $100,000 seed money and a car, has no financial stake in the winner's future-whereas Idol signs its champ to a contract with its producer-so the judges encourage creative risks, not commercial acceptability. And unlike The Apprentice, it ultimately rewards talent, not backstabbing. (Last season the one designer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Pins and Needles | 12/9/2005 | See Source »

...Above all, the show has been cast mainly with people who want to be fashion stars more than Us Weekly fixtures. True, the Season 1 winner, Jay McCarroll, was a fast-talking, filthy-mouthed showboat with a thing for giant pink sunglasses. But rather than trying to extend his 15 minutes, he's still in rural Pennsylvania working on a collection and, he says, turning down offers to cash in on his fame. "People throw scripts at me for the dumbest s___," he says. "I'm not an actor! I don't want to play Santa Claus' gay assistant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Pins and Needles | 12/9/2005 | See Source »

...Donato said. “Defensively, we were very sound.” Sophomore pivot Paul Dufault and freshman blueliner Jack Christian also returned to the lineup last night after having missed time with nagging injuries. Dufault played well in his first game back, tipping the game-winner past Fisher and winning eight of 12 faceoffs. FINAL TICKS With the victory, Harvard moved into sole possession of first place in the ECAC. However, the Crimson has played three more league games than second-place Colgate and third-place St. Lawrence...Harvard and Quinnipiac combined for four minors for contact...

Author: By Karan Lodha, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: New-Look Lines Score Big For Crimson | 12/9/2005 | See Source »

...post-Sept. 11, 2001 world, where political and moral tensions temper our economic relationship with other nations.Written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, “Syriana” is a gritty film that traces oil corruption from the golden deserts of the Persian Gulf to Capitol Hill. Gaghan, Oscar winner for his screenplay for “Traffic,” formats the film in a similar style, choreographing the careful intersections of multiple plots and characters through common dependencies. The writing and acting manage to successfully illustrate Gaghan’s complicated themes. George Clooney quietly reveals the vulnerability...

Author: By Lindsay A. Maizel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Syriana | 12/8/2005 | See Source »

...votes had been bought gave him confidence in the integrity of the election.“Because no transactions took place, the results can be completely certified,” Love said. “If the vote transaction did take place, it would cast doubt on the winner, but now because that’s not taking place, we can confirm the winner without the shadow of doubt.”Prior to the EC meeting last night, the commission consulted with Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 and members of the administrative board...

Author: By Kathleen Pond, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: UC Vote Selling Service Folds | 12/8/2005 | See Source »

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