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...true. Television in particular has largely abandoned covering the world, with the exception of a crisis here or there for a few weeks. The entire world ends up being a loser for that. The essential problem is that networks have found they can send a reporter to a place like Congo, but it's dangerous and expensive and doesn't get good ratings. If they throw a Republican and a Democrat in a room together to yell at each other, it's cheap and entertaining. We have to fight for the resources to get out and report...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Columnist Nicholas Kristof | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

...older, jaded Li’l Bit, specifically when she is narrating outside of the action. Hunt’s Li’l Bit is like the ostracized, yet infinitely cool chick that populates every teen movie—she knows more about the painful realities of the world than her frivolous classmates, even though that world-weariness came at a cost. However, when Li’l Bit is at her most vulnerable, Hunt cannot escape the fierceness that steers the rest of her performance. Otherwise poignant scenes are made less so by Hunt’s inability...

Author: By Ali R. Leskowitz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: B.U.'s 'How I Learned' Driven by Powerful Acting | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

Amanpour, 52, is best known for her role as CNN's chief international correspondent, having interviewed world leaders ranging from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to former French President Jacques Chirac...

Author: By Naveen N. Srivatsa, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Christiane Amanpour Named Class Day Speaker | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

...Those two mean the world to me,” Weiss said. “They’re two of the most respected people I’ve ever coached as far as how people view them, and they’ve done so much for our program...The next couple of weeks are going to be real exciting. I want the best [for them] because they deserve the best...

Author: By Steven T. A. Roach, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Seniors, Rookie Dominate In Last Home Match | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

While the world's greatest athletes are currently competing at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, the world's greatest chefs are busy training for the premier cooking contest, the Bocuse d'Or, which will take place next January in Lyon, France. In the twelve competitions that have taken place since the first biennial Bocuse d'Or in 1987, America has never won, or even finished better than sixth. (France has won fully half of the contests to date.) Ten days ago, a young cook named James Kent, who helps run the kitchen in New York City's Eleven Madison Park restaurant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What the Bocuse d'Or Says About Culinary Culture | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

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