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...Congress never declared war and who decries post-9/11 security measures as infringements on our freedoms--has become one of the most popular figures among the young right. His raucous seminar on the evils of abortion, taxation, the Democrats and "milquetoast" Republicans--as well as the pleasures of NASCAR--didn't end until 2:30 one morning...
...relocating to Malibu because its nation's wells are all tapped out. Drive 55 m.p.h. again? That's fine for optimists, but pessimists zoom full throttle toward the catastrophe that they have given up trying to forestall. It's a dangerous attitude, but it's exhilarating. Call it NASCAR conservation...
...life," he says, ever the boy who can't stop tinkering and dreaming. All the characters are cars, but they're engagingly human. The lands they inhabit are richly detailed (thanks to years of research by Lasseter, co-director Joe Ranft and their team) and worlds apart: the NASCAR circuit, where autos and egos collide at 180 m.p.h., and a 1950s-ish town, keeping a sense of community far from the superhighway rat race...
...this the year of the grease monkey? Auto racing claims 70 million fans in the U.S. NASCAR sells $2 billion in merchandise a year (on tap: NASCAR-branded bikinis). And the sport isn't just a Middle America mania. It's inspiring movies and becoming part of the lifestyle of the rich and famous. Here's a look at some stars who feel the need for speed...
SUMMER BET Talladega Nights, due in August, stars Will Ferrell as NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby. His competition: a Frenchman played by Sacha Baron Cohen (a.k.a...