Word: awaiting
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Stand-up comics can get chewed up fast in TV. First they are squeezed dry of material by Letterman, Leno and the other talk-show bloodsuckers. Then, if they grow popular enough, they are plucked from their solo job and awarded a sitcom. There, major pitfalls await them. Some are exposed as Johnny-one-notes (Kevin Meaney in Uncle Buck); others are simply unable to make the transition from joke telling to character building (Richard Lewis in Anything but Love). Only a few -- Roseanne Arnold, Tim Allen -- succeed without selling...
...inevitable. Iraq will continue to try to undermine the U.N. sanctions that hobble its economy; the U.S. and its allies will insist that Iraq bow to international law. In such a charged atmosphere, war by miscalculation cannot be ruled out. Nor can war by design. Some Clinton aides grimly await their "October surprise" -- a confrontation with Saddam that could rally the country around Bush and give him a boost at the polls on Election...
...pleased and the sacrifice of the life and leisure that we take for granted. So who are we to begrudge them gold and glory? Grace and strength may seem perfectly natural, but they require painful perfection. Thus with the same envy, wonder and anticipation that the ancients experienced, we await a new round of Olympic spectacle. Let the Games begin again...
Tradition -- and tourism -- insists the Sagrada Familia is Gaudi's masterpiece. It is not. The Casa Mila and the crypt of the Colonia Guell, among others, are superior. But in any case, not all the best modernista building and decor are by Gaudi. Other and hardly lesser Catalan architects await discovery by the visitor. Two names in particular stand out: Lluis Domenech i Montaner (1850-1923) and Josep Puig i Cadafalch...
Real bargains await adventurous shoppers who are willing to make the trek for wild music and low prices. A short walk along Mass Ave toward Central Square will bring you to Mystery Train Records (1208 Mass. Ave.), a tiny shop crammed with good new and used music on vinyl, CD and cassette at bargain rates...