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...Stewart Commission on the health effects of mobile phones. So far, however, such warnings have largely been ignored by the young users who send billions of text messages every month and who feed a thriving industry that pitches everything from mobile games to cartoon-themed phone covers to children. Phone makers say they're trying to take a responsible approach to these concerns, rather than simply denying them, a la big tobacco. "We were established to contribute to research on just these kinds of issues," notes Milligan, who says it's important to test this preliminary research to confirm...
...relatively difficult to impose on a society steeped in Valentine’s spirit from childhood. Think back to your rosy youth. Valentine’s Day is a mandatory holiday in elementary school, where small hands spend the evening hours of the 13th filling out 18-24 tacky cartoon cards with individualized verses of poetry, such as: “Happy V-Day. Sam.” (It makes you want to go look for the U-boats.) To cement this genuine exchange of emotion, Sam has to pass out one card to everyone in his class, even...
...schools/I can't even get inside"--and you will pine for the good cheer of a Morrissey album. But Six O'Clock News opens with a wry guitar riff, and Edwards' upbeat, breathy vocal comes through surprisingly carefree, suggesting she knows that too much tragedy--like a Road Runner cartoon--is its own brand of comedy. On One More Song the Radio Won't Like, the humor is unmissable, as Edwards sings of a cheeseball A.-and-R. exec, "Says he's got a strategy/I'm a test of his sanity...
...early 1980's, Rhode Island-based toy company Hasbro hit upon the idea of releasing toys that transformed from vehicles into futuristic robots, essentially doubling each toy's play value. The line was a smash success, heavily buoyed by a popular television cartoon and comic book series. Despite succumbing to the fickle whims of popular taste, the line managed to rebound and, like a sort of Star Trek for children, has maintained its popularity through various incarnations over the years up to the present...
...readers are well-versed in all things Transformers. There is no point of entry, no "our story to date" to familiarize the uninformed reader. The casual fan who picks up the novel out of nostalgia for a dimly remembered past will be disappointed. A spotty recollection of old cartoon shows and a catchy jingle ("Transformers...More than meets the eyes...Transformers..Robots in Disguise!") will avail one little. Readers are simply dropped into the middle of events without preparation or explanation, alienating them from the start. As a result, enjoyment of the novel will increase exponentially with increased knowledge...