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...nicest things about being a comedian." Pre-Python, Idle contributed a Beatles parody song, "I Want to Hold Your Handle," to the radio show on which Cleese was appearing, I'm Sorry, I'll Repeat That Again. And he pursued the similarity by playing the McCartney role, Dirk McQuickly, in his faux-Beatles mockumentary (one of the first, by the way), the Rutles tribute film All You Need Is Cash...
...Meanwhile, Dirk Kempthorne, who replaced Norton as Interior Secretary last July, insists he's taking Devaney's "allegations concerning issues dating back to 1998 very seriously." Kempthorne points out that his first day on the job he sent a letter to Interior employees titled "Our Ethical Responsibilities." Since then, the new Interior chief says he's been preaching to his workers that when they're unsure whether something is ethical or not, "if in doubt...
When Belgian fashion first strutted onto the international catwalks in the early '80s, Antwerp took the credit?and rightly so. It was graduates of that city's fashion school?Dries van Noten, Ann Demeulemeester, Walder van Beirendonck, Dirk van Saene, Dirk Bikkembergs and Marina Yee, a.k.a. the Antwerp Six?who were forging a distinctive deconstructionist style, a world away from Belgium's moules-frites-and-cherry-beer reputation. But today it's Brussels?and its Quartier Dansaert?that's ? la mode. At 74 Rue Antoine Dansaert is Stijl?the shop that began the revolution...
When Belgian fashion first strutted onto the international catwalks in the early '80s, Antwerp took the credit - and rightly so. It was graduates of that city's fashion school - Dries van Noten, Ann Demeulemeester, Walder van Beirendonck, Dirk van Saene, Dirk Bikkembergs and Marina Yee, a.k.a. the[an error occurred while processing this directive] Antwerp Six - who were forging a distinctive deconstructionist style, a world away from Belgium's moules-frites-and-cherry-beer reputation...
...were the thieves caught? A man calling himself Dirk sent Pepsi HQ a letter in May, offering secrets. When Pepsi got the letter, it immediately contacted Coke, which called the FBI. On June 16, an undercover agent met Dirk--actually Dimson--at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. Dimson handed over some documents and the beverage sample. The agent gave Dimson $30,000 in cash, stuffed in a Girl Scout cookie box--a down payment. After the items were authenticated, the agent agreed to meet Dimson last week to buy more secrets for $1.5 million. That's when...