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...from 1920 to 1935, and a high school yearbook to which the cartoonist contributed as art editor.The two brothers would sometimes watch their mother as she drew in the studio off her bedroom, Lawrence Buell recalled.“If we stared for very long, she’d shoo us away (gently) so as not to break concentration,” Buell, a former dean of undergraduate education at the College, wrote in an e-mail.The brothers did, however, receive advance copies of “Little Lulu” comic books before they went to print, he said.Even though...
...states and ignoring his own party's candidates in others. The accusations, nevertheless, have taken their toll. Almost a third of all Congressmen and women are implicated in one scandal or another and confidence in politicians is at an all-time low. That's another reason Lula is a shoo-in to win four more years. Having found a politician that keeps a campaign promise, Brazilians are loath to ditch...
This time of year always makes me wistful, and not just because I’ll soon be leaving fair Harvard. In less than a month, my classmates will move on to more lucrative lives. With their Harvard diplomas, they are shoo-ins for the upper middle class, and many will climb even higher. So what’s the problem? With all this upward mobility—as a matter of statistical certainty—many of today’s residents of the Kremlin on the Charles will wake up not too long from now as (gasp) Republicans...
...brains, and noiseless shock gave way to intense chatter. Some questioned the result, but most just wanted to know, "Who the hell are Belle and Sebastian?" One exec thought they might be a firm of music lawyers. Pete Waterman, producer of Steps - the chart-topping pop puppets perceived as shoo-ins for the award - demanded an investigation. And so the bookish, reclusive Glasgow group with a notorious aversion to the press hit the front pages. scots band in brits fix scandal, raged the tabloid Sun. Of course, there was no fix. The band's intensely loyal - and Net-savvy - network...
...could win seven. Among other favorites: skeleton riders Mellisa Hollingsworth-Richards and Jeff Pain have dominated World Cup circuits this season; cross-country skiers Beckie Scott and Sara Renner have won seven World Cup medals; and the men's and women's curling and hockey teams are all but shoo-ins for medals, each a favorite for gold. The only question is whether the public and press can shift their attention away from Gretzky and over to the Games...