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Licensed to a French journalist by the New York-based Topps company, which launched their American forebears in 1985, Les Crados are suddenly de rigueur among French schoolchildren. Even though they were banned in some schools across the country within two months after their release in January, some 12 million packs have been sold at 40 cents each. But the real grossing-out has taken place among legions of appalled grownups. Les Crados have even come to the attention of Premier Michel Rocard, who said he was "astounded." The National Institute for Consumers' Affairs has been asked to investigate...
...Royal Academy show includes quite a lot of De Chirico's more debatable pseudoclassical work from the '20s -- this is now de rigueur, thanks to its popularity among postmodernists, who see it as a daring and prophetic form of backwardness -- as well as the paintings of his hardly less talented brother, the painter-composer-dram atist who worked under the name of Alberto Savinio and turned the late scheme of metaphysical painting into an even wilder pastiche than it had already become...
...scene is de rigueur in any self-respecting cinematic crime thriller: an officer grabs the patrol-car mike and announces, "Officers in hot pursuit." Sirens blare, lights flash, hearts and motors race. Sometimes the chase is exhilarating, as in Bullitt. Sometimes it is comic, as in Smokey and the Bandit. It invariably involves smashups and high tension, but rarely does anyone get hurt. Alas, nothing could be further from reality. "The pursuit is a cop's most deadly weapon other than a gun," declares criminal-justice professor Geoffrey Alpert of the University of South Carolina. Some believe it is deadlier...
What is the de rigueur fashion accessory intended for outdoor use but often worn indoors, made famous by celebrities seeking anonymity but now flaunted by just about everyone? Sunglasses, of course. Last year Americans snapped up 189 million pairs (sales: $1.3 billion), from retro-1950s plastic shades to space- age wire rims with mirrored lenses. When it comes to protecting the eyes, however, the emphasis on style may be shortsighted. A cheap $5 pair of sunglasses picked up at a beachside stall may do a better job than those $200 movie-star specials. What's more, the quality of your...
...ratified, the potential Strategic Arms Reduction Talks treaty bogged down and the Soviets pulling out of Afghanistan, there was not much top-level business to transact -- or at least not much that could get transacted given the constraints. Aides dutifully produced seven agreements, a procedure that has become de rigueur for summits lest they be popularly judged failures. But the agreements mostly concerned such minor matters as nuclear-testing procedures, fishing rights and exchanges of students. In effect, though certainly not in title, this was the Photo Opportunity Summit...