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...strategy for being a movie star is pretty simple, if counterintuitive: he makes fun of himself. It's the by-product of every successful person's strategy, which is to figure out what the other person is thinking. "Before they could kill me on Batman & Robin, I said, 'It's a bad film, and I'm the worst thing in it.' You try to defend an indefensible position, you'll look like a schmuck. The guys I dig don't do that. Look at Winston Churchill. He said, 'These are our shortcomings. Now let's get past it,'" Clooney says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: George Clooney: The Last Movie Star | 2/20/2008 | See Source »

...well, using both their voices and their gestures to bring Mozart’s story of seduction and betrayal to life. Don Alfonso, played by Jonathan G. Roberts ’09, plots a test of female loyalty, but he needs the treacherous persuasion that Robin W. Reinert ’10 brings to her role of Despina in order to orchestrate his con. Both Roberts and Reinert carry the production with their strong voices and ability to lend just the right mixture of levity and profundity to each scene.At its core, “Così fan Tutte?...

Author: By Eric M. Sefton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Così fan Tutte' Carried by Cast | 2/20/2008 | See Source »

...think about returning to the private sector. And though it'll be managed by Sandler "at arms length," as Brown insisted to reporters Monday, the potential for further government embarrassment remains high. Shareholders of Northern Rock - unlikely to get much in return for their investment - are threatening legal action. Robin Ashby, founder of the Northern Rock Small Shareholders' Group, said the bank had been "stolen away from them." Worse still, the dirty business of trimming the bank's 6,000 strong staff - something Sandler is expected to do - or repossessing homes, suddenly becomes the government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Northern Rock Sink Brown? | 2/18/2008 | See Source »

...well, using both their voices and their gestures to bring Mozart’s story of seduction and betrayal to life. Don Alfonso, played by Jonathan G. Roberts ’09, plots a test of female loyalty, but he needs the treacherous persuasion that Robin W. Reinert ’10 brings to her role of Despina in order to orchestrate his con. Both Roberts and Reinert carry the production with their strong voices and ability to lend just the right mixture of levity and profundity to each scene.At its core, “Così fan Tutte?...

Author: By Eric M. Sefton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Così fan Tutte' Carried by Cast | 2/10/2008 | See Source »

...belief that the first person you spotted on the morning of Feb. 14 would be your mate for life doesn't say much for romance. (Some maids were taught that if they awoke and saw a blackbird, they would marry a clergyman; a bluebird meant a poor man; a robin meant a sailor.) Over the years, Valentine became the patron saint of engaged couples and happy marriages, but also of beekeepers and, of course, greeting-card manufacturers. Love comes with a sting, and at a price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Valentine's Day: Forget it! | 2/7/2008 | See Source »

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