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...Constitution would certainly attract more readers, since, unlike the Bible, it applies to all Americans. It is also much shorter, providing a more manageable read for a lonely night on the road. Its small size also means it is cheaper to print, and money could be drawn from voter education groups and political foundations to produce and distribute millions of copies...
...Since that time the growth has been steady and the enrollment this year is the largest in the history of the school, an increase of one-third over last year. There is every reason to think that the increase will continue, and especially the presence of Professor Haffner should attract larger numbers in the future
Should Bullock or Lopez or Wither-spoon or their movies get an Oscar? No. But it's important, and cheering, that even bad movies about women can attract a sizable audience, just as lousy movies about men routinely do. It means that people will pay to be mindlessly entertained, not just soberly edified, by a women's film...
...mind for the Old Vic. The theater has foundered since its glory days of the '30s, '50s and '60s, when its resident repertory company provided an artistic base for luminaries like Olivier, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson and Maggie Smith. Although the Old Vic has continued to attract top performers, it hasn't housed its own company since 1998 and has lacked a unifying creative vision. Its walls are decaying from damp and it needs a new roof - which means that if London's famously inclement weather sets in, some members of the Old Vic audience are as likely to experience...
...itself for wider appeal. Night games, sponsorships, teams in national colors instead of the traditional Test cricket whites, cheer leaders, Mexican waves, blasts of Kylie Minogue in between overs, even streakers - cricket has shown itself perfectly willing to embrace the vulgarities of modern sport. The cup is expected to attract 1.2 billion TV viewers, almost double the number that tuned in for the 1999 tournament. Australia has been the Tiger Woods of international cricket - if they're on form, and they almost always are, everyone else is roadkill. That would include Namibia, which, along with Canada, is the newest addition...