Word: honors
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...despite their rarity, some of these academics have attracted wide followings--admittedly, among those who can laugh at supply-demand curves. Yoram Bauman, a professor at the University of Washington, bills himself as the World's First and Only Stand-Up Economist*--but insists on the asterisk to honor exceptions like Ben Stein, who played the stupefyingly boring teacher in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Bauman does a killer parody of Greg Mankiw, chairman of George W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisers, a YouTube video of which has been watched 500,000 times. He's also the subject...
...dedicated supporter of the incoming President need not content himself with a T shirt or bumper sticker. Also available are Obama coasters, lava lamps, jigsaw puzzles, mugs, skateboards, toy trains, CDs, DVDs and, of course, commemorative dinner plates. Ben & Jerry's is introducing a Yes Pecan flavor in honor of Obama's campaign slogan, and Marvel Comics is running a special Inaugural issue of Spider-Man. Pepsi has created the Pepsi Optimism Project with a red, white and blue logo almost identical to Obama's sunrise button. And Obama's face now graces subway tickets sold in the nation...
...While I am proud to be one of president-elect Obama's earliest supporters, I disagree with the selection of him as Person of the Year. I would suggest that honor go to the American voter, who elected him, renewed my faith in democracy and helped restore America's image in the world. As a white man, I am so proud of my country and its people for looking past all the fear tactics in this election and choosing the best candidate with nearly limitless potential for the job. In the words of Obama, "Yes, we can." Scott A. Giordano...
...Moreover, those leaders in Latin America who cite Cuba as their inspiration seem only to be moved by a similar sense of hypocrisy. Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is a case in point. In honor of the 50th anniversary some days ago, he pledged to fly the Cuban flag forever, next to the mausoleum of Simón Bolívar, a key independence fighter of the 1810s. He said: “Cuba is part of this nation, of this union.” But in truth, Chávez’s regime is rooted...
...sure, it's an unusual way to launch a new YouTube service for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. "In Honor of the www.YouTube.com/HouseHub Launch, Speaker Pelosi presents...Capitol Cat Cam"! What follows is a series of video clips of two cats mewing around an office in the Capitol. They sniff the flower arrangement. They look out the window at the Washington Monument. They toy with Pelosi's ceremonial gavel. Then, after about thirty seconds, things start to get weird...