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...putting him on a diet ... we're teaching him moderation." ROSEMARIE TRUGLIO, vice president of research and education for children's television staple Sesame Street, on news that the show's snack-obsessed Cookie Monster will now tell viewers "a cookie is a sometimes food" in light of rising levels of obesity among U.S. children
...grown accustomed to his faces: Hitler the buffoon, Hitler the madman, Hitler the monster. Memoirs of a Confidant introduces us to Hitler the misunderstood idealist whose vision of peace and prosperity was distorted by his gangster lieutenants. The author of this benign nonsense was Otto Wagener, a forgotten Nazi who served as storm trooper chief of staff and party economist until his career was derailed by Rival Hermann Göring. According to the book's editor, Yale History Professor Henry Ashby Turner Jr., Wagener was lucky to escape Göring's blood purge of June 30, 1934. He spent...
...compliment. It is Keillor talking, no question. Someone says, "Good speech," and he mumbles, "Oh, it was way too long. I didn't know what I was talking about. I was just blathering." Actually, he confesses, "good" is not good enough. "Under this thin veneer of modesty lies a monster of greed. I drive away faint praise, beating my little chest, waiting to be named Sun God, King of America, Idol of Millions. I don't want to say 'Thanks, glad you liked it.' I want to say 'Rise, my people...
...stake is the indispensable Japanese market: Japan's consumers spend more money on luxury goods than anyone else in the world, and they account for a monster portion of revenue, 25% to 30%, for both companies. Coach had total sales of $1.32 billion last fiscal year, LVMH $16.18 billion. Coach often tests its hottest designs in Japan. After shoppers responded well to the Signature Collection in 2001, for instance, the company increased production of those bags in Japan...
...changing Cookie Monster in this way—even slightly—you change the fundamental essence of him, the (polyester) fiber of his being, making his very name something somehow impermissible. Forcing very young children to contain their desires and to feel bad about their personality should not be the way to go. Segments on carrots and exercise are fine by me, but not at the expense of my favorite monster...