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...Lone Star State, but she loves the Stars and Stripes. In her syndicated column for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ivins stands her ground against critics of popular American culture. "I'm not sure it's the greatest country, but it's certainly the most fun," says the Austin-based TIME contributor, a three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, whose essay this week celebrates America's "world-class" eccentrics. She says her more than 20 years covering Texas politics qualifies her to write about American culture because "Texas is like any other place, only more so." Oddly, Ivins, who calls Janet...
...this all-raunch, no-style sex comedy. Writer Adam Herz and the hot producer-director team of Chris and Paul Weitz occasionally hint that a teenager's most poignant groping is for his elusive identity. But don't expect this summer movie to have the huffing charm of Austin Powers or the tuneful brass of South Park. In its mix of caca and sex gags and woozy sentimentality, this is really Adam Sandler: The Next Generation...
...nothing else, that ought to train a spotlight on McCain and give him a chance to stand as the Washington-based outsider against the Austin-based insider. In a two-person primary race, McCain hopes his personal story will implicitly carry a critique of Bush's. At the age of 40, Bush was still finding himself in Midland, Texas; McCain had already served as a naval aviator in the Vietnam War and endured 5 1/2 years of hell as a prisoner of war. And while Bush has used his father's name and connections to get ahead in business...
...gnaw at the nerves and churn the gut. How, we wonder, can our children flourish and stay on course with only a few hours a day of parental devotion? How can kids focus on schoolwork when tempted by a luscious smorgasbord of multimedia junk? Hmm, would Ritalin help? Is Austin Powers too racy for a nine-year-old? How about tube tops and platform shoes? Looming larger is a more ominous concern: Will my child's life end in a burst of gunfire and a pool of blood on the cafeteria's cold linoleum floor...
...many Fat Bastard items among the products from the 100 or so licensees, which include action figures, shagadelic-shaker alcohol mixers, inflatable furniture, an Austin-inspired fragrance and an authorized Swedish penis enlarger. There's also a new version of the Clue board game, a near life-size doll of Dr. Evil's tiny henchman Mini-Me and a talking watch that barks phrases like "Throw me a frickin' bone here!" Kicking in additional millions for promotional tie-ins are half a dozen companies, ranging from Virgin Atlantic airlines to Heineken beer. Next spring there will be a prime-time...