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...thing, God is a concept that appears in human cultures all over the globe, regardless of how geographically isolated they are. When tribes living in remote areas come up with a concept of God as readily as nations living shoulder to shoulder, it's a fairly strong indication that the idea is preloaded in the genome rather than picked up on the fly. If that's the case, it's an equally strong indication that there are very good reasons it's there...
...Show not to come until after Christmas: "If I see a face from this audience [before Christmas], I swear I'll kill you. I'll skin you." By last Monday, just four days before the first preview, Dreyfuss was out of the show. A press release blamed a recurring shoulder injury, but industry watchers are skeptical as to why Dreyfuss waited until a week before previews to produce a sick note. Lead producer Rocco Landesman has stuck to the medical story but concedes that Dreyfuss's behavior was irritating: "You don't want your star performer...
...television advertisement in China showing Liu destroying the field and superimposed a series of questions designed to set nationalistic teeth on edge. "Asians lack muscle?" asked one. "Asians lack the will to win?" Then came the kicker, as Liu raised his arms above the trademark Swoosh on his shoulder: "Stereotypes are made to be broken." It was an instant success. "Nike understands why Chinese are proud," says Li Yao, a weekend player at Swoosh-bedecked basketball courts near Beijing's Tiananmen Square...
Thanks in part to Nike's promotions, urban hip-hop culture is all the rage among young Chinese. One of Beijing's leading DJs, Gu Yu, credits Nike with "making me the person I am." Handsome and tall under a mop of shoulder-length hair, Gu got hooked on hip-hop after hearing rapper Black Rob rhyme praises to Nike in a television ad. Gu learned more on Nike's Internet page and persuaded overseas friends to send him music. Now they send something else too: limited-edition Nikes unavailable in China. Gu and his partner sell them in their...
Gary Sonkur, the oft-injured senior cornerback, has returned from a shoulder injury and safety Ricky Williamson is nearing full strength after a bout with meningitis...