Word: fame
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...April 19]. Despite wars, ethnic and religious strife, environmental destruction and the ongoing extinction of wildlife species, Timothy was a fortunate tortoise who endured and endeared during a monumentally long existence. And even though this turtle was a distinguished navy veteran, we can assume that it was unaffected by fame and not prone to vainglory! Brien Comerford Glenview...
...about this predictable play, which does not exactly have the benefit of hilarious dialogue (“I tap danced for ten years.” “Wow—I get tired after ten minutes!”) a tight plot (the Fodors, of guidebook fame, show up in town apparently for the sole purpose of allowing Ludwig to work in a particular musical number), searching character portrayals (“I want to dance! I don’t care about money.”), or deep emotional investment...
...that Harvard coach Joe Walsh, with an emotional twinge in his voice, said after yesterday’s devastating loss, “A few years from now, you’ll read about him being inducted into the Harvard Hall of Fame...
...because they produce nothing tangible when a vote is cast; a recount means pressing a button and coming up with the same results. Representative Robert Wexler, a Florida Democrat, has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that the sleek new systems bought by 15 counties--including those of hanging-chad fame like Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade--are unconstitutional because votes can't truly be retallied there, as they can in the rest of the state...
...Cardinals because there was another uniform he wanted to wear. In a culture obsessed with money, there's something hard to believe about a person who turns down that kind of offer for an $18,000-a-year job with the Army. And in a culture obsessed with fame, we hardly know what to do with a guy who doesn't even capitalize on the story. From the minute he decided to sign up, Tillman refused interview requests. What he did wasn't a publicity stunt. It wasn't a career move. It was that ancient, compelling thing--a sacrifice...