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...could go on, but who am I kidding? Critics aren't expected to review Bond films so much as test-drive them. In that spirit, here's a quick rundown, on a scale of 0 to 10. Opening credit sequence: 5 - the usual semi-abstract woman's form, liquid and monumental. The song: 4 - Jack White and Alicia Keys duet on a power-pop number that's tenacious but not delightful. Chief villain: 6 - Amalric, who normally plays underdogs, hasn't the stature of a Dr. No or a Salamanca, but he's got the evil sneer down pat. Bond...
...campaigns, meanwhile, also learned to use new media to keep the news monster appeased. Web ads were the Molotov cocktails of campaign 2008: quick, cheap and explosive--the more outrageous, the more likely to get embedded on blogs and played for free on the news. One zany McCain ad, made around Obama's summer trip to Europe, likened Obama to actor (and pop star in Germany) David Hasselhoff. Attention-getting? Definitely. Comprehensible? Does it matter...
Sometimes it can have a little too much pop. Historically, the automotive industry has been leery of purple, with Americans tending to shy away from brighter colors on larger cars. But the General Motors executive in charge of external color and trim, Chris Webb, is quick to sing the praises of Cadillac's revival of "black cherry," which he describes as "a very dark burgundy red." When pressed, he notes that "reds are going bluer." To the point of purple? "Exactly...
...31-28.To say the call was bogus would be an understatement. It was down right ridiculous.Saturday started out eerily similar to 2006. Although the Crimson was the heavy favorite to demolish the Tigers, not much went the team’s way through the first couple of quarters.After forcing a quick three-and-out, Harvard looked to be in a position to take an early lead on its way to the easy win as expected.And as the ball spiraled into Crimson territory, there stood senior cornerback Andrew Berry, poised as he always is to receive punts. But as the ball came...
...time-delayed webcam shot. Men and women can communicate with an ease and frankness that Palestinian social mores are less permissive of. In his IM window, the young Palestinian book-ended a flirtatious message to his Gazan girlfriend with a line of heart and angel icons. He flashed a quick grin and hit enter...