Word: enthusiasm
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...February 1958; it lasted nearly 30 years. The first serious (but never solemn) magazine devoted to horror and science fiction movies, FM included appreciations of old and new films, interviews with the genre's actors, directors, writers and special-effects men, all informed by the ripe musings and unabashed enthusiasm of its editor. The photos often came from Ackerman's archive; his collection was likely the world's largest in its category...
...stories: each one comes with commentary by Dumbledore. These sections are the purest pleasure the book has to offer - Dumbledore has always been Rowling's most extravagantly enjoyable voice, and he's in full cry here, wise and funny, taking shots at the Malfoys and at himself with equal enthusiasm. (You won't find him noticeably diminished or enhanced by his posthumously revealed gayness.) Beedle also comes with amateur but elegant illustrations by Rowling - she's not as good an artist as, say, Mary GrandPré, but then again Mary GrandPré isn't J.K. Rowling. It's interesting...
...another false dawn like so many before. Weren't we almost as enthused in 1960 when Kennedy beat Nixon? Look what happened within a decade: the moon landing, but also Vietnam and Nixon. Here in the U.K., New Labor's arrival in 1997 was greeted with much the same enthusiasm as Obama's is now. A decade on, we have a government every bit as reactionary and illiberal as any Tory government from the past century; official snooping and surveillance that would be totally unacceptable in the U.S.; Iraq and Afghanistan; and the worst recession in 80 years. Realistically, Obama...
...Crist's possibly tepid enthusiasm for a Bush bid could be another important factor. It seems unlikely that "the Sunshine Governor," whose popularity and approval ratings have eclipsed even Jeb's (though Crist calls Bush Florida's "greatest governor"), would want to move from the governor's mansion of the nation's new bellwether state to an opposition backbench on Capitol Hill. But Crist's national aspirations were on display this year when John McCain courted him as a possible running mate, and the governor's first term ends, coincidentally, after the 2010 election. Even if Crist decided...
...only with ads and robo-calls but with the support of his formidable campaign team on the ground. "Clearly [Obama] is focused on the critical needs of our country right now and being here in person is not possible for him," Canter says. "But there is incredible excitement and enthusiasm for the change he wants to bring to this country right now and that translates into a desire among voters here to elect someone who will work with the new President and work across the aisle to move his agenda forward." Unless, of course, Georgians decide that they...