Word: cult
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...Sept. 11 ripped away that illusion. Deterrence depends on rationality. But the new enemy is the embodiment of irrationality: nihilists with a cult of death, yearning for the apocalypse - armed, ready and appallingly able...
Holy Grail has long been the most popular of the films made by the six comics who formed the Monty Python troupe. In a February 2004 online poll, it was even named (no joke) the No. 1 British film of all time. That cult reputation--along with a cast that includes David Hyde Pierce, Hank Azaria and Tim Curry--has already made Spamalot a hot ticket in Chicago, where it will begin a pre-Broadway run in late December. But the show's key to success may be its unlikely director, Mike Nichols. His understated, very American comic sensibility might...
...those unfamiliar with elite high school football, the film is jarring to say the least. Though American society worships successful professional athletes, the cult following earned by these 17-year old high school seniors is, for the most part, less widespread. Director and co-writer Peter Berg rightly devotes more time to the Panthers’ trials in their daily lives—how they survive in the face of such intense scrutiny—than to their gridiron exploits to underscore that this isn’t just a game, but a profession...
...every sound Wilco produced captivated the crowd. The audience’s energy, so localized and organic, was not unlike what one might expect from the cult following of an underground rock band. That energy no doubt fed into Wilco’s inspiring stage presence...
...novel solution: make their drink taste less like gin. By lightening up on the juniper and amping up other flavors, they hope to make gin more palatable for a new generation--and woo vodka drinkers. Some of the best of the new brew: Hendrick's, a small-batch cult favorite from Scotland that uses cucumber and rose petals for a creamy edge; Damrak, a Dutch gin that offers citrus and hints of lemon peel, orange and coriander; and WET by Beefeater, which is infused with pear and, as its name suggests, is less dry than traditional blends...