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...have spent $128 million at the box office in WALL-E's first 10 days of release, placing the film seventh so far in 2008, and it is likely to climb closer to the heroes of May - Indiana Jones and Iron Man - as glowing word-of-mouth continues to drive ticket sales. Even though most of Hollywood's Oscar contenders have yet to hit theaters, all that critical and commercial affection is leading awards watchers to ponder: Could WALL-E finally...
...Exposure John Cloud has it right about drinking with family [June 30]. My brother and I were given wine at dinner by my parents at a young age. My sons were raised that way as well. I drank too much once. My boys drink responsibly and never drink and drive. They are now raising their own families, and I expect that when their very young children are a bit older, they will do the same with them. Children obviously learn an enormous amount from their parents; they should have the chance to learn responsible drinking from them as well. Edward...
...Shutting laggard stores is hardly an unprecedented strategy. When McDonald's was struggling in late 2002 and early 2003, it announced the closure of nearly 700 stores in order to weed out less-profitable operations and focus on improving returns at existing stores. To drive traffic to those stores, the hamburger heavyweight then buckled down on product development, rolling out new offerings like salads. Starbucks is also kicking up its R&D machine, debuting, among other things, smoothie-style drinks later this month...
...lucky enough to figure among the alumni of the University of Oxford, you're likely to have heard the news: your place of learning needs cash. Lots of it. In late May, Oxford launched the most ambitious fund-raising drive ever undertaken by a European university, aimed at boosting its coffers by at least $2.5 billion. The eager among you have chipped in already - helping Oxford to more than $1 billion so far - but there are many that haven't. Still need convincing? "The task before us is to guarantee Oxford's future pre-eminence," announced Vivien Duffield, chairman...
...smoke-filled room. Obama usually showed up in a baseball cap and sweats. He cadged cigarettes and drank a beer, kept up with the boys'-night-out banter and roared at the off-color stories. When he lost a hand, Obama joked that he couldn't afford gasoline to drive home...