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...Gary Giddins amply demonstrates in his biography "Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams, The Early Years, 1903-1940," Bing was an instant hit on records and radio, and in the movies. He starred in Paramount's "The Big Broadcast" of 1932 and would stay at the studio for 24 years, through 60 or so features, including six "Road" movies, three films with "Rhythm" in the title, two versions of "Anything Goes" and "Going My Way," which won him an Oscar as Best Actor. His career could have won him a lifetime award as Biggest Star. Or very nearly...
...effect of all this overstimulation meant that now I could watch almost anything at anytime. I had been de-sensitized by ESPN. I expected instant replay all the time, little boxscores in the corner of the screen and Chris Berman saying "back, back, back" and so forth...
Bush's team is just not the same. Perhaps it is because we still do not know them yet. They will remain alien to us even if they still bear the aura of substitute teachers rather than, say, assistants to the most powerful guy ever. Though they lack the instant celebrity of Clinton's 1992 team, Bush's team will, in truth, probably grow more recognizable. And soon we will be accustomed to them too, even if we still miss the Clinton circus...
Several residents proposed having a instant runoff election instead of deciding the mayor's seat through the popular vote. Councillor Henrietta Davis proposed making the mayor's election "date certain," with the council having to select a leader by a set date at the beginning of each new term, still allowing the council, and not the public, to choose the mayor...
...gets to keep the walls that separate its instant-messaging system from the rest of the world. But that's going to have to change eventually, not because of the FCC, but because consumers want it. And because it just makes sense...