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...lane straightaway, a Toyota and a Honda have nosed up to an invisible starting line. A fat kid in a ball cap stands between them and raises his arms, then drops them. Engines scream and rubber burns. Speeds approach 100 m.p.h., and 1,320 ft. later, the Toyota's rear lights flash, signaling the winner...
...daredevil stunts in passenger planes, and how his final stunt was to drink whiskey-strength aperitifs -- right under the noses of Dodi Fayed's bodyguards. Another irony: Mohammed Al-Fayed, in his first post-crash interview, tells Sancton and MacLeod how he begged Dodi not to go from the rear of the hotel with a substitute driver. Dodi didn't heed Mohammed's advice and the world still mourns the consequences...
...Cambridge resident reported that between Jan. 20 and Feb. 1 at 11 a.m., a bronze 15" by 15" bust, possibly of a female Roman, was stolen from her rear yard at 23 Hawthorne...
...proceeding with the construction, Harvard will not only offend the primarily (not to say historically) domestic character of the neighborhood, but will destroy whatever green space is left in the rear of the beautiful early 19th century mansions (both under protection of Architectural Preservation) still standing on Kirkland Street. Moreover, it will completely dwarf and enshadow the charming little Swedenborgian Church, already diminished by the huge Gund Hall at its side...
...rear admiral's son who grew up on Navy bases around the country, Duvall is best known for playing men with a military bearing about them, a sense of history and tightly coiled power. Think of Stalin and Eichmann, but also Eisenhower (twice), Jesse James, Joseph Pulitzer, Holmes' Dr. Watson. He doesn't just embrace their contradictions; he Heimlichs them to compelling life. The men may be good or bad or (Duvall's favorite) both; he will inhabit them forcefully and without editorializing. His credo of acting is his credo of life: "Don't judge too quickly. Don't patronize...