Word: blazes
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...opened a window into troubles at the high-flying studio, launched in a blaze of publicity in 1994 by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen. The IPO filing reveals that DreamWorks' animation division lost more than $350 million over the past five years. It also warns of a litany of potential pitfalls, from the studio's meager slate of big-budget films to its undersized library of movies from which to generate cash during lean years...
...another guy as a favor. He was scheduled to drive. He went to another guy on the crew. He said, 'You know, I hate to drive. I want to go in. If we get a call, I want to switch with you.'" They got a call--a raging warehouse blaze that killed Lucey and five other men. "There was no regret in it," Leary says. "It was what he did. When he was alive, he'd tell his parents and anyone who asked, 'If I die, you're just going to have to deal with...
...didn’t go out in a blaze of glory this year like we did last year, but I think that this year’s race demanded far more of us in terms of commitment and psychological focus. When you’ve got the kind of momentum and energy that we had heading into that race last year, it becomes easier somehow—there’s still tremendous physical effort involved, but the momentum takes over somehow and you just hang on and go with...
...most tried to dance on its grave. Not that the tabs don't know their art, but many experts believe the movement is equally likely to rise phoenix-like from the ashes - with higher price tags attached. Established (and no longer so young) Young British Artists could see post-blaze scarcity and notoriety increase demand for their surviving works. Possible winners (and losers): Patrick Heron The late artist, whose acclaimed modern paintings anticipated Britart, lost about 50 pieces. Scarcity might mean remaining works, like Azalea Garden (1956), which shows at London's Tate Britain this week, will appreciate. Tracey Emin...
...your own vehicle. May and June are the recommended months for travel, before hordes of other self-drive tourists clog up the roads, hotels and restaurants. Early summer is also the time when the rape fields are in full bloom, allowing children and adults alike to marvel at the blaze of yellow...