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...toys in the store to life. And while the toys themselves aren’t outrageously original or imaginative (in fact, the film features several commercial toys that already exist) they add a quiet charm to the film’s colorful construction. A guest appearance by Kermit the Frog, who visits the store for some shopping, also serves as one of the more exciting scenes—a bittersweet triumph that speaks to the film’s overall lack of creativity. In addition to its triteness, “Mr. Magorium” sometimes overestimates the maturity level...
...reasons for not going green usually boil down to one, so elegantly put by a frog who had no choice in the matter: It's not easy being green. It's easier to toss the leftovers into the 13-gal. (50 L) Hefty bag than figure out how to use the compost bin that sits just outside. It's easier to drive to the grocery store than to plant my own vegetable garden. It's easier to keep my job writing for a magazine that prints 3.25 million copies a week than it is to start over...
...growing dispute may sour the drug industry's appetite for rain-forest research and development. Abbott, for example, irked by tribal claims, denies that a poison-dart frog had anything to do with its new pain-killer (which is in clinical trials) other than inspiring the company to take a closer look at a similar group of synthetic compounds. Says a spokeswoman for another major U.S. firm: "We've started scaling back. We just don't think you can define 'traditional knowledge' in that kind of legalistic way." Others fear that, given the notorious corruption of many Third World governments...
...have come out of the closet, but there are plenty of other fictional characters that are still hiding out. Perhaps they will soon follow his lead, and stand proud. 1. Iago from Disney’s “Aladdin” 2. Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad 3. Edmund from “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” 4. Old Yeller 5. Willy Wonka 6. Bert and Ernie 7. Sherlock Holmes 8. The Cowardly Lion 9. Timon and Pumbaa 10. Peter Pan 11. Buzz Lightyear 12. Captain Jack Sparrow 13. Bastian from...
...Kronberg cello festival in Germany, like any gathering of skilled laborers, affords congregants a chance to swap notes on craft: in this case, new strings and rosin, drills for thumb position, double stops and staccato at the frog. But this year's festival, which ran Oct. 3-7, was different. The absence of the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, who co-founded the biennial event in 1993 and died in April aged 80, left its participants pondering his legacy and celebrating the unexpectedly prominent role he and his instrument had played in the history of the 20th century...