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...kick was that Flying Circus wasn't made for us. Unlike the Beatles' music, it wasn't meant to sound like our stuff. Either the Pythons never thought to appeal abroad or they just didn't care; they were writing and performing for themselves. The show, with its sly mix of highbrow and no-brow humor, of university wit and pratfalling physicality, must have seemed strange enough to U.K. viewers. But for Americans there were extra layers of mystification: the BBC in-jokes, the references to Brit politicians and seaside resorts, the sight of grown men speaking in shrill voices...
...Naik proposed inventing a new surname combining elements of their family names to mark their union; Scapello laughed at the idea. But Professor Howard of the Future Foundation predicts a hyphenated future. "We'll be seeing a much more integrated European family," she says. "That means a real mix of names and types such as the Gonzales-Brauns, the Harrison-Perreiras with their multilingual, multicultural children." Or the Arbach-Benzes. Lena and Denya Arbach-Benz, ages 5 and 9, live in Toulouse, France, with their Moroccan father Jamal Arbach, a historian, and their German mother Bettina Benz, an architect...
Minaya's formula is straightforward: use the vast resources of Mets owner Fred Wilpon to buy top players, but most important, trust your gut when filling out the mix. And skip the stuffing and sweet potatoes. On Thanksgiving Day 2004, Minaya trekked to the Dominican Republic to nail down his top target: free-agent pitcher Pedro Martinez, fresh off a Series victory with Boston. "It's a family day, and you show up in a place where you're not supposed to be, just to talk to me," Martinez recalls. "That was more than enough." The four-year, $53 million...
...Minaya's mix of Spanish-speaking stars, including leadoff sparkplug Jose Reyes (who leads the majors in stolen bases), and goofy white guys like closer Billy Wagner and third baseman David Wright has yielded a team chemistry that includes healthy doses of loving abuse. "It's a beautifully vicious clubhouse," says former Met pitcher Ron Darling, now a team broadcaster. The players energetically hurl insults--especially at Wright, 23, the All-Star whose looks have inspired female fans to wear "Mrs. Wright" jerseys. "He thinks he's God's gift to women," says pitcher Tom Glavine. "We have to remind...
...themselves in danger of atrophy. Morale among long-time staff in government institutions like the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Park Service has plummeted as political appointees ignored scientific data and moral guidelines to cater to special interests. The rationale behind these policies seems to be a mix of a desire to spur economic growth through development of natural resources, and a desire to give citizens the ability to enjoy the parks in any manner they desire, including, for example, riding roughshod over pristine fields in snowmobiles. This philosophy is bankrupt. For relatively insignificant economic gain, it has endangered...