Word: ducking
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Long-Haired Hare, Yankee Doodle Daffy, Duck Amuck, Wabbit Twouble, Fast and Furry-ous, Feed the Kitty. These titles, of Warner Bros. cartoon shorts from the '40s and '50s, may not sound like those of enduring works of cinematic art, but they are--as surely as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck are two of the deftest farceurs to grace the movie medium. Now, on a four-disc DVD set, Looney Tunes Golden Collection ($64.92), the magnificent menagerie lives again, pristinely restored. Any fan can argue with the choices (Why not more Bob Clampett stuff? Where is Tex Avery...
...years painfully trying (and failing) to be something they’re not, Rangzen’s knows exactly what it is, and what it can do. Unlike any number of Asian-American chefs who have abandoned their heritage—and make a trendy (but mediocre) ginger smoked duck instead of the stodgy (but amazing) yakitori they’ve known forever—the cooks at Rangzen’s defy the fads, embrace their roots, and succeed...
...that interview, Shapiro told Hughes that there was no logical reason for the postseason ban and that the presidents just didn’t want Ivy League teams participating. It seems the presidents gave the Ivy playoff decision about as much thought as whether to have steak, pheasant or duck for lunch...
...That's great! I love that! Um...no lip liner. It makes me look like a duck...
...President's $87 billion funding request for Iraq, even though it was probably too much money. "That's the price we're paying because George Bush antagonized our allies and had no plan to win the peace," he says. "But we had to make a choice. I didn't duck it. I didn't play politics ... Leadership means doing what's right even when it's not easy...