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...thus conclude the what's-less-than-perfect-about-Penelope-Cruz portion of this story. With her moony eyes, graceful neck, slim yet voluptuous figure, amazingly long fingers and distinctive nose, Cruz could be the love child of Sophia Loren and Ringo Starr. Even those feet...well, they have character. The one thing she lacks is American renown, and that's sure to change, considering the movie company she's keeping. The co-stars of her next four films are Matt Damon (in Billy Bob Thornton's All the Pretty Horses), Johnny Depp (in Ted Demme's Blow), Nicolas Cage...
...have filmed a whole docudrama to tell the story of cyclist Armstrong, who came back from testicular cancer to win the Tour de France twice--only to be smacked down by a car on a lonely French road just weeks before these Olympics. He fractured a vertebra in his neck that day. "We were in the middle of nowhere," he said. "The next car to come by was my wife an hour and a half later." At least she didn't run him over...
Armstrong's cancer helped reshape his body and turn him into a much better cyclist. So would his neck injury spur him on for the Olympics? "The accident affected my training, but I'm fit enough," Armstrong said before the cycling time-trial race. "I don't want to use that as an excuse." And he didn't. Armstrong got the bronze in the trial, won by Russian Viacheslav Ekimov, who races with Armstrong on the U.S. Postal Team. It was a great race. But Armstrong's is such a rich, heartwarming tale that the race results seemed almost...
...Ticket to Ride" Lennon wrote it, but Paul came up with the beat. It rocks. If your hair doesn't stand up on your neck for that intro, your spinal column is disconnected...
Tonight's debate marks a critical stage in the neck-and-neck presidential race, and students should follow the debate closely. As one way to encourage debate-watching, I propose the following harmless debate game involving the drinking of ginger ale, tonic water or another Faculty of Arts and Sciences approved beverage. Those who follow the rules most dutifully are the winners. Good luck, and enjoy the debates...