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...taped evidence, he confessed to everything. Proudly, though he did admit to some hesitation about his final murder. "As were heading to the park and talking, I kept thinking whether to kill her or take caution. But finally I decided to take a risk. I was in that mood already...
...those same French voters are famous for rapid political mood changes. Once the novelty of a situation has worn off, the French quickly readopt their famously corrosive spirit. His backers most want to see unemployment lowered (it's officially at 8% today) and purchasing power increased. But French economic growth, unlikely to exceed 2% in 2007, is too weak for that, and public deficits are still too high. Sarkozy's economic margin for maneuver is therefore much more limited than he would have liked...
Given Europe's placid, post-heroic mood, odds are that Merkel will end up with a bigger pile of chips in this game...
...tempting to discount this show after its admittedly terrible sixth season. But think back to how new and bracing the format that's now routine once was. Created before Sept. 11 and debuting just weeks after, 24 captured the country's edgy mood, and not just because it was about terrorism. With its breathless real-time format and multiscreens, 24 reflects the same information-overload media culture that gave us the zipper and screens within screens on cable news. The computers work a little too well, the Los Angeles traffic is suspiciously light, and Jack Bauer never has to take...
...writer and lead actor Matt Nable loved his footy team, Manly, in a way that kids nowadays mightn't understand. It was a time when your team's effort on the weekend set your mood for the week. It was also the tail end of the game's heyday. Not in terms of the fitness and skill of the players, or the size of the crowds. All those things are greater now. But because the teams then were so distinct, with instantly recognizable jerseys, and the players seemed more rounded than today's. It was footy pre-corporate...