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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: character

character stories: 8 news summaries

 Smokey Bear's Fire 
 Still Burning at 65 

But some criticize his simple message

Jul 24, 09 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - He turns 65 this year, but Smokey Bear’s nowhere near extinguished, the Los Angeles Times reports. The mascot remains as fiercely beloved by baby boomers as he is fiercely protected by the government: Federal law keeps his image from unauthorized use, which can result in a $150,000 fine.... More »

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advertising • wildfires • character • advertising campaign • Department of Agriculture • Forest Service • forest fire • Smokey Bear

 Top Ways to Die 
 in TV Hospitals  

Death by heroism, redemption kill scores on doctor shows

Apr 2, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - In honor of ER meeting its end tonight, NPR looks at the lesson-giving, plot-driven ways most guest characters meet theirs on such medical TV dramas. A few of the most common:
  • Death by heroism. Saving a dog, old person, or otherwise vulnerable individual can drastically increase a character’
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television • death • hospital • actor • character • characters

PROFILE

 Clive Owen+Stubble=Everyman 


Feb 16, 09 4:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Clive Owen may be good-looking, but his success in recent years depends squarely on his ability to inhabit scruffy Everyman characters that connect with audiences, New York reports. His new film, The International, heightens the illusion, as Owen’s everyday character is thrust into the middle of a... More »

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thriller • Clive Owen • actor • character • Naomi Watts • acting • Tom Tykwer • Everyman

(Newser) - Even for a seasoned actress like Kate Winslet, the role of Nazi guard Hannah Schmitz in The Reader was a game-changer, writes Brad Balfour in the Huffington Post. “I sort of walked away like some car crash victim who somehow hadn't been hurt on the outside,” Winslet... More »

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film • Holocaust • literacy • character • movies • Kate Winslet • Ralph Fiennes • The Reader

What's Italian for 'Over-the-Top Method Acting'?

On film set, Day-Lewis gets into character
—and stays there

Nov 17, 08 11:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Daniel-Day Lewis is trapped in the persona of his latest character again. The Irish actor, who plays womanizing director Guido Contini in the big-screen musical Nine, has taken to conversing with colleagues and barking out orders with an Italian accent. “He’s always waving his arms and telling the... More »

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film • musical • character • Daniel Day-Lewis • Nine

ANALYSIS

Race's Sharper Attacks Run Economic Risk

Knife-fight tactics are out of place in crisis, strategists say

Oct 7, 08 6:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama and John McCain continue to sharpen their verbal barrage on each other ahead of tonight's debate, with Sarah Palin even going so far yesterday as to denounce Obama as "not one of us." But in economic upheaval, both candidates risk sounding off-message or even irrelevant, writes... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • smear campaign • character • Election 2008 • economy • Sarah Palin • Keating Five

OPINION

Dems Wake Up to Troubling 'Brilliant Stranger'

Torrid affair climaxes, and party wonder who it married

Aug 29, 08 11:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Democratic Convention was plagued with an “air of unease” about Barack Obama, a candidate whose character and work few can vouch for, Charles Krauthammer writes in the Washington Post. The “anxiety was that the party was nominating a man of many gifts but precious few accomplishments—bearing... More »

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Barack Obama • Democratic National Convention • character • inexperience

Is the NBA Nearing a Tipping Point?

ESPN's Sports Guy trumpets the rise of 'chemacterility' in hoops

Jan 3, 08 10:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The team model that has won the San Antonio Spurs four championships in nine years—a focus on  chemistry, strong character, and salary cap flexibility—is starting to crop up elsewhere in the NBA, ESPN columnist Bill Simmons thinks. He's coined a word for it  "chemacterility."  It... More »

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NBA • basketball • San Antonio Spurs • Portland Trail Blazers • Boston Celtics • character • team chemistry • salary cap • ubuntu

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