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Once upon a hollywood time, talent scouts searched for pretty girls who could read lines, play comedy and sing ... opera. The girlish Deanna Durbin established the recipe in the late 1930s; Kathryn Grayson, who died Feb. 17 at 88 in Los Angeles, perfected it by adding a saucy sex appeal. For more than a decade, from Thousands Cheer in 1943 to The Vagabond King in 1956, she was the leading soprano at MGM and one of its top stars...
Directions: Take the tortilla/pita bread and smother it in sauce (basil pepper works best). Cover in spices (those recommended or whichever other ones appeal to you). Add mozzarella from the salad bar and grilled vegetables from the main course line. Put pizza onto the panini press and close the lid so it is a few milimeters away from the top of the pizza. Wait about eight minutes or until the cheese is melted and starting to brown. Gently peel off the pizza...
...Catholic, maybe even non-believing audience. This makes it unusual. Unlike Buddhists or New Agers, notes religion author and book critic Jana Riess, Christian writers may evangelize others, but save their how-tos for members of their own flock. Not Martin. His guide suggests "six paths" that might appeal to different kinds of readers, including "the path of disbelief," "spiritual but not religious," and "exploration." Several of its techniques - including the "examen," Ignatius' 20-minute review of the day's events - can work across or outside formal religious contexts. "You could be Richard Dawkins and find this stuff helpful," effuses...
...Depicting their service became the focus of his productions - and if it tended to accompany the big victories in American history, so much the better for each story's appeal. After Apollo 13 came out in 1995, Hanks pitched From the Earth to the Moon to HBO as a hybrid of nonfiction and entertainment, and the network gave him a green light. A couple of years ago, comedian Conan O'Brien presented Hanks with the perfect spoof gift: a painting of Apollo astronauts landing in Normandy...
Susannah L. Rose, who heads the Graduate Student-Parents Organization that includes 400 students and spouses, said she would appeal to the GSAS administration...