Word: fame
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...TIME: NBA players are notoriously tempted by the trappings of money and fame-the parties, the fast lifestyle, the women. Are you prepared for all of that...
...time he was 12, when he played in his first basketball game - to the brink of stardom quietly delights the powers behind the global sports marketing machine that the NBA has become, because they helped get "The Big Yi"? (pronounced "E", a la the nickname of hall of fame forward Elvin Hayes) where he is today...
...life story and lithographs of his handsome image - often in early photographic formats - were widely dispersed. The struggle for Italian unity also featured some of the first battles to be followed on a near daily basis in newspapers, thanks to the invention of the telegraph. As his fame grew and his quest for true republican victory was repeatedly stymied, Garibaldi, who lived to 75, would often disappear on far-flung journeys, or to his island retreat. Not only did this help him stay one step ahead of his enemies, but it saved the Lion of Caprera from another risk...
...alone on DVD players, then retire in solitude to write up their opinions and insights, to recollect passion in tranquility. Roger does all that; but more than any critic I know, he brings the informed discussion of film out from under the lamp, into daylight. He has used his fame to elevate the conversation, challenging audiences to attend not just to the dramatic and ethical aspects of films but to their visual strategies. (Roger is one of the few film critics who actually, and knowledgeably, looks at movies.) And unlike a lot of people in the public...
...famously liberal in accepting that his ex-wife Demi Moore has married a much younger man, Ashton Kutcher. For this he thanks--and this lets you see how insular fame is--Will Smith. "He was very wise, and I want to give him credit," Willis says. "He told me, 'You put the kids first. As an adult, a couple years will go by, and you're fine.' It was good advice, and I was smart enough to take it. And to pay it forward to my friends." It's hard to believe, but Willis honestly seems cool even when...