Word: shooting
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...mango with fascination and wince as they suck on lime slices. During the course of the morning, the class learns that fruits contain minerals, fiber, sugar and vitamins. "Who knows why we need vitamin C?" asks Carole de Bailleul, a nutritionist employed by the local school district. Three hands shoot up. "Without it we become tired," answers Margo Demarey, with gleeful enthusiasm. If only more of Europe's children knew as much about healthy food. Just like their counterparts in the U.S., European kids increasingly feast on a diet high in fat and sugar and low in nutrition...
...Natalie Portman cried for the first nine mins. of Free Zone; that Fusako Urabe survived an emotional thrashing in Bashing; that Manderlay star Bryce Dallas Howard had to put up with Von Trier's Svengalise personality; that Taiwanese beauty Hsu Chi (aka Shu Qi) was quite decorative watching guys shoot pool in Three Times; and that Alison Lohmann carried the story, while sinking the plausibility, of Where the Truth Lies. These performances merit sympathy at best, not a commendation...
...Kentucky Derby, the overwhelming favorite can be outrun by a 50-to-1 shot. My long shot, also my favorite film, is Once You're Born, which juggles sentiment and cynicism about the great unknown - other people - without ever losing poise or focus. And it made me cry. So shoot me. Some would: Once You're Born was also the critical consensus for worst film of the festival. Earlier today, when Jury member Jacquot asked critics which film they would hate to see win, my friend John Powers trumpeted: "the Italian film." Jacquot gave John a reassuring smile...
...does cross that sacred boundary line of decency, one potential remedy is to shoot the names right back at him. But they must be properly chosen so as to peeve him sufficiently. If he is the bookish type, try calling him “Hunk” or perhaps “Tarzan.” If he prides himself on his gruff and buff exterior, try “Twinkle Toes...
...voters like Teusch. A stocky man with rosy cheeks, Mahlberg is one of the city's four candidates for the state parliament. Last week, the campaign trail took him to a local Schützenfest (marksmen's festival), an annual three-day beer-gulping celebration in which the local shooting club chooses a new king of marksmen. As is customary, about 70 marksmen dressed up in green uniforms, and a brass band with glockenspiel and drums accompanied them on a little parade through the city. They then formed a half-circle in front of the beer tent and intoned...