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...Clooney is apparently a rich, famous, handsome guy who is dedicated to his craft, doesn't take himself too seriously and makes those around him who aren't quite so rich, famous or handsome feel good. Wow! In this age of self-centered, ego-driven tabloid stars, it's nice to know there's someone out there to whom Paul Newman can hand the torch. Kevin Statham, Sanger, Calif...
Flip Books (Klutz, $14.95). The template for a cute little flip book is provided. Young Spielbergs draw in a few details, clip it together, et voilŕ! This is that rare craft book that boys 10 and older will enjoy. Parental intervention is needed for ripping the pages (careful!), but that...
Clooney is apparently a rich, famous, handsome guy who is dedicated to his craft, doesn't take himself too seriously and makes those around him who aren't quite so rich, famous or handsome feel good. Wow! In this age of self-centered, ego-driven tabloid stars, it's nice to know there's someone out there to whom Paul Newman can hand the torch. Kevin Statham, SANGER, CALIF...
...high (2 m) column of basalt upon which he inscribed 282 codified laws and punishments in cuneiform, the Babylonian script that predates even hieroglyphics. Although its prescriptions sound cruel today ("If a man commits a robbery and is caught, that man will be killed"), it helped him craft his image as a just ruler: the stela was displayed publicly, so nobody, regardless of status, could plead ignorance of its laws. As Hammurabi says in the lower part of the stela, "I am indeed the shepherd who brings peace, whose scepter is just...
Governments tend to have a natural predisposition to sustain views that are friendly to them. Some go a step further and actively craft stories to support their purported opinions. For instance, Pakistani Television has hired Mr. Ahmad Quraishi, who, according to his “think tank,” has experience in “Immaculate Deception Creations tailored to your senses.” His website runs conspiracy theories which suggest that the world is designing a campaign to unseat Musharraf and that the U.S. was behind Benazir Bhutto’s assassination.Mr. Quraishi’s outrageous...