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Wyborowa single estate vodka is a difficult thing to grasp. Not intellectually speaking--by now, spending $30 a bottle for an essentially odorless, flavorless liquid is considered a sign of excellent taste--but the bottle is hard to grip. The top twists away from the base, knocking it off balance in one's hand, making every pour an adventure and giving it the appearance of a Frank Gehry creation...
...terrorized" by al-Qaeda and by his own government, he's giving us an equation that just doesn't balance. Yes, there are serious civil rights issues in the U.S. today, but Spiegelman personally has little cause to fear a dirty-bomb attack from Tom Ridge. And if his grasp of the problem is shaky, his groping toward a solution is worse. When Spiegelman compares Osama bin Laden to Ignatz, the cheeky brick-throwing mouse from George Herriman's Krazy Kat, the mind recoils in dismay. "Since every Eden has its snake," Spiegelman writes of Ignatz/bin Laden, "one must somehow...
...terrorized" by al-Qaeda and by his own government, he's giving us an equation that just doesn't balance. Yes, there are serious civil rights issues in the U.S. today, but Spiegelman personally has little cause to fear a dirty-bomb attack from Tom Ridge. And if his grasp of the problem is shaky, his groping toward a solution is worse. When Spiegelman compares Osama bin Laden to Ignatz, the cheeky brick-throwing mouse from George Herriman's Krazy Kat, the mind recoils in dismay. "Since every Eden has its snake," Spiegelman writes of Ignatz/bin Laden, "one must somehow...
...Disenchanted with organized churches, Cash, pictured here being baptized in the river Jordan in 1979, studied theology so that he could conduct services, weddings and baptisms for friends. In the book, a professor who graded Cash's work describes him as an A student. "I was amazed at his grasp of spiritual truth," he says. Come on--everyone knew Johnny was a righteous dude...
...network of some 3,900 branches and 52,200 employees. In buying Abbey, Santander gets crucial diversification as well as entry into Europe's most profitable loan market. A potential worry for Botin: the British deal is so sweet, a rival bank may try to grab Abbey from his grasp. --By Charles P. Wallace...