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...passionately and seriously as his career. He has had a painful microbomb implanted in his brain?that explains a lot about the star?s shenanigans this past year. And at the end, his team jumps up and down in evocation of Cruise?s stunt on Oprah. Is celebrity a mask we love to see the star pull off, grinning at his own foibles? Ponder and deplore...
...This pronouncement might seem a touch premature, especially to the 500 million people who will celebrate the 37th Earth Day this weekend—a collective “not dead yet” wheeze. However, these numbers mask the growing irrelevance of the environmentalist movement. Having lost its credibility with alarmist rhetoric and obsolete ideological ballast, the movement must develop a moderate discourse while challenging its previous assumptions and outdated theories...
...Oprah-couch-jumpin’, scientology-crazed Tom Cruise. So grab the first installment of the “Mission: Impossible” (1996) franchise, sit back, and… TAKE A SHOT: 1. Every time someone is either obviously wearing, or proceeds to remove, an identity-changing mask. Look into securing the services of a Hollywood makeup team in preparation for Mather Lather. 2. Whenever an incredibly stereotypical character appears. Surly Europeans of all shapes and sizes abound. 3. For each sighting of the “Tom Cruise Face.” You know; the one where...
...about Harvard students is that we hate each other almost as much as the rest of the world hates us—maybe more. When one of us succeeds, the rest of us go berserk. Public congratulations barely conceal private disgust, which turns out to be an even poorer mask for deep, soul-burning jealousy and crippling self-doubt. The distance from “How could she...” to “Why didn’t I...” to “Undeserving slut” is, unfortunately, short and easily traveled...
...down 10% to 30% over the past year alone, it remains costly, at a wholesale rate that ranges between $3.70 and $70 per lb., depending on the cut. The marbled tail meat is prized by connoisseurs, as is whale sashimi, which is eaten with grated ginger or garlic to mask the odor. "I've had the meat," says Miki Ikari, 30, an account manager in Tokyo, "and I wasn't impressed. It could disappear from the earth, and I wouldn't miss...