Word: franklins
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...President since Chester A. Arthur has entered the White House without a pet. Warren Harding campaigned with his Airedale Terrier, “Laddie Boy,” and gave the mutt his own chair at cabinet meetings. The Scottish Terrier “Fala” belonging to Franklin D. Roosevelt ’04 had his own Secret Service moniker and became an election issue in 1944 when FDR allegedly sent a destroyer to the Sandwich Islands to retrieve the dog after leaving it behind there. Calvin Coolidge once remarked that “any man who does...
...particularly graceful with their bodies. But Friday night’s attendees are to be commended for their willingness to disregard the gin-soaked naysayers and let down their hair. At the very least, the Underground Rave is proof positive that proper dancing rivals any drunk. Steven A. Franklin ’10 counts himself among the converted. The rave was not his typical scene; that usually involves some combination of Pizza Ring, PBR, and “Family Guy” DVDs. But he was all smiles when I caught up with him, taking a water break...
...they usually do, the Spirits offered more diversity than the Oscars, which has only one black acting nominee this year (Ruby Dee, for American Gangster). The Spirit Awards' Best Supporting Male category had three African Americans (Chiwetel Ejiofor, for Talk To Me; Marcus Carl Franklin, for I'm Not There; and Kene Holliday, for Great World of Sound), one Indian (Irfan Khan, for The Namesake) and one under-appreciated Caucasian comic in a dramatic role (Steve Zahn, in Rescue Dawn). Eljiofor...
...camera picks up Pete Fredriksen, 56 and still dressing in t-shirts. Tonight's is black and printed with an image borrowed from the Beatles: four giants of Democratic charisma crossing a road - Franklin Roosevelt, John Kennedy, Bill Clinton and Obama. Fredriksen is talking about the energy and optimism of Obama's young supporters. "They remind me of myself years ago." Then cut to Bruce Elfant, 49, a more practical sort. He's the Travis County constable and a lifelong soldier in the beleaguered ranks of Texas Democrats. You hear him talking about his hope that a jolt of Obamamania...
...Trouble with Amy I applaud Josh Tyrangiel's defense of Amy Winehouse in his article "Trouble Woman" [Feb. 4]. She is a rare talent, and her music is a wonderful combination of Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin, with a little touch of Otis Redding thrown in. She would have been very much at home at Stax Records. It's troubling to read about Winehouse's high jinks in recent months. Despite her enormous gifts, she has inner demons and struggles. However, I still root for her because, as is evident on Back to Black, Winehouse is aware of them...