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Russell Crowe was not director Ridley Scott's first choice to play the gladiator. That offer, not incidentally, went to another Australian, Mel Gibson, who told Scott he was "too old, mate." Instead Gibson is playing a more age-appropriate he-man in The Patriot. And isn't that Guy Pearce, another Aussie, all straitlaced machismo in Rules of Engagement? Hollywood has discovered what we Australian women have understood for some time: the discreet charm of the Bloke...
Fact: no one will play with our toys. Our children will scorn slap bracelets and turn their noses up at Trapper Keepers. Cabbage Patch Kids and My Little Pony dolls will be viewed with condescension, Transformers and He-Man action figures with contempt. Gameboys will line our nation's landfills, and not near the top of the heap. No supplies will be swapped, no wagons will be caulked and no snake bites will be healed on "The Oregon Trail...
Decide to kick back on Friday night to avoid the crowds of couples infiltrating the Square? Simply slip back to the era of leg warmers, Belinda Carlisle, and He-Man and bask in the nostalgia of 80s night on Mix 98.5 FM. From 7 p.m. to midnight, get into the groove with a little Thriller and sounds of the evercool Bangles...
...casting directors. For the role of leading man, the producers have asked for someone the world can call a champion. But whom to choose? Do they opt for a sinewy 20-year-old talent, all Baryshnikov grace and DiCaprio innocence? Or do they go with a stockily built he-man, a comparative veteran of 25, whose brash moves and manner suggest a cross between Michael Flatley and Steven Seagal...
...Dole's definition, Harvard's" core of the elite" is quite substantial. We are easily identified by our middle and upper class origins. We owned Star Wars action figures, watched He-Man and Rainbow Bright, played Atari and loved Molly Ringwald. Our national tragedies were the Challenger disaster and the stock market crash of 1987. We attended high school as the Berlin Wall crumbled and joined in celebrating the victory that our elders...