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...PAUL BREMER "Ladies and gentlemen, we got him." So said Bremer following Saddam Hussein's capture, and then, as cheers rose, Bremer teared up. In that moment came a glimmer of the weary responsibility that proconsuls throughout history have borne. As head of the Coalition Provisional Authority, he must try to help Iraqis rebuild even as he protects U.S. political, security and commercial interests. The balancing act requires finesse and boldness, suits and work boots...
...record store clerk in the film High Fidelity and in his band Tenacious D. But despite his incensed grimaces and feral guitar-groping, Black actually gives something akin to a complete performance. The sundry scenes in which Finn responds to the pupils’ various insecurities give a faint glimmer of hope that Black might have an acting career after his novelty wears off. As principal of the school, Joan Cusack delightfully combines insufferable prudence with button-down prurience in an endless display of forced smiles and facial contortions...
...test of time, or at least a summer. But, alas, fate has dealt a harsh blow to your once cordial relationship—this former member of the elite group that merits your “fly-by hi” doesn’t register even a glimmer of recognition as you pass by. Not only do they not know who you are, they seem not to even hear or see you. Has early Alzheimer’s set in? Have they unexpectedly inherited a European dukedom that has placed them above mundane social conventions? Or, are they just...
Still, all hope is not lost. The day after the WUSA folded, the Boston Globe quoted Chairman of the WUSA Board of Governors John Hendricks as saying, “There is a glimmer of hope that during the next few months the phones will ring. It might be a communications company, a sports apparel company, a beverage company who might respond, and they might say, `Keep this alive. Is there a way to resurrect...
...rookie fresh out of Shanghai, a slew of agents, scouts and shoe-company reps have been looking for a Chinese player who can follow the large--and lucrative--footsteps of one of the league's biggest draws. Yi wears size-18 shoes, just like Yao. But it is the glimmer of his vast potential--the explosive slam dunks, the boyish good looks, even the mystery surrounding his age (anywhere from 15 to 18, depending on whom you believe)--that has catapulted Yi beyond where Yao stood at this point in his career. The attention is a bit overwhelming...