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...Another neighbor will be the classic comedian from an even earlier era: W.C. Fields. "They have only the moon in common," says grandson Ronald Fields. "Michael Jackson did the moonwalk, and W.C. Fields loved moonshine. Besides that, I think he'd be just fine with it." Ronald points out that while some find the gothic setting inspiring, it can be a bit morose. "I don't think [W.C.] would have liked it in there," says Ronald, who has written three books about his grandfather. "He didn't like gloomy places. It can be scary there, for God's sake...
...Joel's life is not without frustrations. There's the one-man gauntlet he has to run in order to enter his spacious suburban home in the evenings, a persistent, needy neighbor, Nathan (David Koechner), whose desire for dull chitchat is matched only by his obtuseness. And if Joel has any hope of enjoying marital relations with Suzie - his most fervent desire - he must escape Nathan's clutches and get into the house before she puts her sweatpants on, a nightly ritual that happens...
...users like French, sponsored Twitter messages are a way to pocket spare change on the side. But for many others, this movement of marketers into the Twittersphere could be another reason to despise the whole Twitter craze. It's painful enough to get regular updates on your neighbor's dinner plans. What if he started littering your inbox with product pitches? "Sponsored Tweets is controversial," acknowledges Robin Dance, a part-time fundraiser and blogger from Chattanooga, Tenn., who has amassed an impressive 2,800-plus-strong Twitter following and has also tweeted for Kmart. "I've had good friends...
...soon as I saw the door fly open, the driver's door, I jumped on my mountain bike and I tried to get to the top of the hill but I had no energy," Probyn recalled. "I rode back down and yelled at my neighbor...
...current challenge is not consoling his giant neighbor but winning back the hearts of his own people. "There are now people who are thinking about the return of the DPP," says Lin Chong-pin, a political scientist at Tamkang University. "If the 2012 election was held now, Ma would be bound to lose." Taiwan's reception of its Tibetan guest next week is Ma's bet to boost public sentiment. Though Ma is unlikely to meet with the Dalai Lama officially, the two may appear together at religious gatherings for the victims. Lin says, "On balance overall, I think...