Word: fame
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...Baseball Hall of Fame has canceled a celebration in honor of the 15th anniversary of the movie Bull Durham. Hall of Fame president Dale Petroskey doesn't like the way Durham stars SUSAN SARANDON and TIM ROBBINS have been speaking out against the war in Iraq. Petroskey wrote to the two that their "very public criticism of President Bush at this important--and sensitive--time in our nation's history ... could put our troops in even more danger." Robbins shot back in his own letter, "You belong with the cowards and ideologues in a hall of infamy and shame." Well...
It’s unlikely that the band foresaw any of this fame when they formed in the island city of Victoria, British Columbia in 1999. Hot Hot Heat originated with current bassist Dustin Hawthorne and drummer Paul Hawley, later bringing on board DeCaro and lead singer Steve Bays...
Ferrell, who was a regular cast member on NBC’s Saturday Night Live from 1995 through 2002, rose to fame with his roles as President Bush and Craig the Spartan cheerleader as well as several popular comedies such as A Night at the Roxbury and Austin Powers...
...League for the past decade. They have won the Ivy League title for the past eight years and have been national champions six out of the past eleven years—including one in 2001. Their coach, Bill Tierney, has already been inducted in to the Lacrosse Hall of Fame and has the second highest winning percentage among active Division 1 coaches (.782 percentage...
Although she is hesitant to discuss the circumstances surrounding her departure, Murray suggests that the demands of her growing fame and the lingering effects of her tumultuous childhood had taken a toll on her while at Harvard...