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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Companion) could be the setting for his artful chaos, which gave actors plenty of freedom, and writers nightmares. Receiving a Lifetime Achievement Oscar this year, Altman revealed that he'd had a heart transplant a decade ago. That borrowed heart didn't fail him any more than his corrosive wit did in a 60-year career...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Dec. 4, 2006 | 11/26/2006 | See Source »

...many people, Rock-'n'-Roll ambitions are stifled by a lack of, well, talent. Don't let that stop you anymore. To wit: Australian scientist Richard Helmer, left, recently developed an air-guitar T shirt with built-in motion sensors that detect arm movements and turn them into audible riffs. That's not all. A slew of video games, camps and classes are rolling out to fulfill your delusions of rock-'n'-roll grandeur. So slap on those leather pants and get ready to become the next platinum performer--at least in your imagination...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wanna be a Rock Star? Fake It | 11/26/2006 | See Source »

...Butt-head. (The Bill Murray persona, of blithe sarcasm and weary soldiering-on, could have been invented by Altman; it's a shame the two men never made a film together.) Amid the triage of Korea - read: Vietnam - Altman's super-cool medics found fraternity in cool, cruel wit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Remembering Robert Altman | 11/21/2006 | See Source »

...produced by Tatiana K. Wilson ’09 and Geoffrey S. Johnston ’07 and di-rected by Mary E. Birnbaum ’07 is a joyous, breezy production that is more than up to the Irish playwright’s improvisatory wit. It runs through Nov.18...

Author: By Richard S. Beck, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Light Touches Sparkle in 'You Never Can Tell' | 11/14/2006 | See Source »

...first act, Valentine is uncomfortable and frustrated. Soon enough, he and his landlord, Mr. Crampton (Thomas A. Dichter ’08) are invited to a lunch by the sea with the Clandon fam-ily. It’s the perfect setting for Valentine’s quick wit and crooked smile...

Author: By Richard S. Beck, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Light Touches Sparkle in 'You Never Can Tell' | 11/14/2006 | See Source »

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