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...box-office star of the '30s was 6 years old when she became a leading lady. Kids by the millions wanted her curls, her doll, the nonalcoholic cocktail named for her. Oh, there was a clockwork tinge to her adorability, her sugary films were anathema to sophisticates, and parts of her plantation musicals (such as The Little Colonel and The Littlest Rebel in this set) were, and are, criminally patronizing. But even Dakota Fanning doesn't hit every one out of the park and, man, Shirley could tap-dance--dance away the Depression, some said, or at least the depression...
...plan is based on baby steps. "If you do things incrementally, you have a much better chance of succeeding," she says. Navratilova's approach is commonsensical and holistic, focusing on a strong mind and spirit as well as on the body. Of the six steps in her plan (see box), only one focuses on physical exercise. Her healthy menus feature dishes like guacamole wraps and whole-wheat pancakes, and the recipes are user friendly (a 1-oz. serving of cheese is described as the size of a lipstick tube) and not too restrictive (they include ingredients that other diets would...
...that Brokeback Mountain has been outed as a well-marketed, Oscar-winning love story that has earned $158 million at the box office--instead of a controversial, low-budget, art-house flick--one of the film's supporting players says he wants his due. RANDY QUAID, apparently not living large on his Pluto Nash salary, is suing Focus Features for $10 million, alleging that it tricked him into accepting low pay for his role as a rancher by downplaying the movie's moneymaking potential. Neither his lawyers nor Focus would comment. But in his complaint, Quaid is described...
...day.That’s not to mention all the praise and honors that have been heaped upon him.Since carrying the United States flag in the closing ceremony of the Games, Cheek has been given the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Spirit Award, appeared on the Wheaties box, and met with President Bush and House Democratic whip Nancy Pelosi.And his hometown of Greensboro, N.C., couldn’t be prouder of Cheek, declaring March 23 “Joey Cheek Day” while Greensboro College introduced the “Joey Cheek Scholarship,” a four...
...great.”The Bears would not put together another serious threat for the rest of the game, as Brunnig came in after the fifth and threw four nearly perfect innings, allowing no hits and recording his first save of the season. Unger compiled an equally impressive box score, allowing only three singles and no earned runs in five innings to grab his first win of the season.NYIT 3, HARVARD 2Although right-hander Adam Cole put together his second impressive outing of the season, allowing six hits and two runs in 6.2 innings, the Crimson dropped its second game...