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...handful of mates from Sydney's art and music scene, who turned their irreverent and sometimes off-color whimsy into the loaded words and striking images that defined the Mambo brand. The drawings were seldom sophisticated, often focusing on human anatomy and bodily functions. But along with Jennings' habit of donating a share of profits to left-wing causes, the art made Mambo exceptional in business, where the tweaking of a logo can qualify as a creative masterstroke. "Mambo was a community," says Jennings. And for more than 15 years, it thrived...
Ventura did not abandon his rough habits or smooth his swagger during the gubernatorial campaign, and a plurality of the audience evidently felt charmed rather than insulted. He brandished his cigars, a habit he says he picked up on a movie set from Arnold Schwarzenegger. ("Jeh-see," he intones in a convincing Terminator imitation, "have a sto-gie.") On the hustings, Ventura regularly told audiences what pollsters could have warned him they didn't want to hear. At a rally at the University of Minnesota, he reminded students that he opposed expanding government subsidies for college tuition...
...head of a foundation: "The job offered much-needed financial security, a point Michelle was pushing. This was also a pattern in their marriage - she playing the role of the industrious, paycheck-retrieving ant, he the role of the devil-may-car grasshopper. Unafraid of plastic, he had a habit of putting professional expenses on his credit card and neglecting to file for reimbursement...
...unpleasant responses.” Green pointed out that it is much easier to register college students. Education is highly correlated to voter registration, he said, and this generation is “a generation of voters.” In addition, registering older voters in th e habit of not voting is more difficult than registering young people who have yet to form their habits, Green said. This year, however, one in particular issue may draw voters to the polls. “The economy is tanking,” Tao said. “People will see this...
...that Maher forces them to confront in an age when religion is the cause of so much turmoil, so much war, and, let’s face it, so much awkward porn. (Note: “Religulous” is rated R, and includes footage of white-robed and habit-clad porn stars sucking on each others’ nipples). Despite Maher’s characteristic self-absorption and hypocritical dogmatism, he clearly did his homework, and he proves to be an effective renegade...