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...Burgers, while popular with tourists and wide-eyed high-school visitors, will probably comprise less of your diet than they did at home (especially if you come from In-N-Out country...
...Bolt, a 6 ft. 5 in. blur known to punctuate his victories with biceps curls, track finally has the savior seemingly capable of resurrecting its fortunes. Charismatic, telegenic and steroid-free - he has passed every test administered to him and attributed his win in Beijing to a steady diet of chicken nuggets - the colorful star has outsize talent and a personality to match. "I just blew my mind and blew the world's mind," Bolt said after racing to glory last August. On Aug. 16 he did it again...
Campaigning officially kicked off Tuesday in Japan as candidates for the Diet's upcoming elections took to the streets to canvas for votes. And while the Aug. 30 general election could be revolutionary - with Japan on the cusp of a regime change that could end nearly 54 years of virtually unbroken rule - candidates' official campaigning methods are far from it. With 12 days to go until national elections, candidates rode in vans, armed with banners, leaflets and loudspeakers for soapbox speeches at train stations and street corners across the nation. But as their names were blared out on the first...
...bigwigs, facing fresh competition from the DPJ, have also been making appearances back on their home turf. "Big shots are going back to their constituencies for the first time in years - to make a cleaner impression," says Daigo Sato, of dot-jp, a non-profit that places students in Diet internships. Fumio Kyuma, former defense minister and LDP representative of Nagasaki-prefecture, has recently made the rounds in order to secure a 10th term now that he's up against 28-year-old female DPJ candidate Eriko Fukuda. Fukuda not only represents the DPJ in age (on average, DPJ members...
...basket of kittens. The performance is a hoot and a joy. It's not just a demonstration of tremendous skill; it's emotional persuasion. In two minutes, I had forgiven her for Mamma Mia!, and when she wasn't onscreen, I felt bereft, even though I knew a diet of nothing but Streep as Child would be like living on laughing gas, lobster and chocolate. Poor Adams. It's no wonder she seems to be trying too hard...