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...also like the Academy to reveal the votes that went into the nominations. The top five are announced; let's hear the top 10. That would have told us exactly where The Dark Knight finished. And whether Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino got anywhere near the top five for Picture, Actor or Director. Another thing: this year it's entirely possible that Kate Winslet finished in the Best Actress top five for two performances - one in The Reader, the other in Revolutionary Road - but was named only for the first because that role earned her more votes and the Academy...
Delinquencies are also getting much worse among holders of option adjustable-rate mortgages (option ARMs). These loans, typically made to borrowers with prime or near-prime credit scores, let soon-to-be homeowners pick from a menu of monthly payments - often including an option that didn't even keep up with the interest due. As home prices have fallen, the number of option ARM borrowers running into trouble has surged, with 15.25% of loans delinquent and another 7.46% in foreclosure. Some analysts think the problem in option ARMs could eventually rival the size of the subprime meltdown. (See pictures...
...begin to wonder what the creators were trying to do—are we supposed to take this seriously? In any event, violence has surprisingly little impact when everything seems drowned in silver lighting and dance beats. Such glamorization of violence can be dangerous; don’t let Chris Brown see this video. The images on the video are objectively passionate and tempestuous, but no similar feeling is communicated through the music. The beat is infectious but not irresistible, the images glamorous but vapid. Ciara’s strong voice almost makes up for Enrique’s ubiquitous...
...kind of knowledge that we need to be able to immerse ourselves in before we graduate, so that when future crises arise we can face them with aplomb and a withering quip from Voltaire. Also, Widener has a surprisingly excellent DVD collection, and for those of us who let our Netflix lapse—we’re in a crisis!—the loss of Saturdays puts a real damper on movie nights...
...practicing Catholic, Renzi says he won't let the Vatican guide his policy. In the primary, he ran a classic grass-roots campaign using the Internet, Facebook and other tactics drawn from Obama's successful presidential run. "I'm a politician," he says. "I don't perform miracles. I've just tried to make the administration of government work better...