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...this stress on the dignity of service industry labor that supporters of the campaign to redefine McJob like to emphasize: "Service sector employees ... should be respected and valued, not written off," said Sir Digby Jones, former chief of the Confederation of British Industry. Skeptics suggest that the language used to describe such jobs will change when the conditions and prospects associated with those jobs change. But whether the Oxford English Dictionary changes its definition of McJob may depend on the outcome of this summer's word...
...staring straight ahead. He refused to sign autographs and occasionally attempted a vague presidential wave. His impassiveness only seemed to encourage the crowd further. A young man in a t-shirt and tight jeans ran along side the slow-moving vehicle and shouted through an open window, "Thank you sir, I'm so proud of you sir." Another, wearing the traditional salwar kameez and prayer cap, said, "We stand behind you sir, and we are millions...
...overlooked one of cinema's most menacing villains: Sir Ben Kingsley. (Who would think it?) His character in Sexy Beast (2000) scares even the film's other villains. His last line is composed of not words but an unforgettable, goose-bump-producing, maniacal laugh. Hear it once, and you won't forget. Terry Lorbiecki, Milwaukee...
...shooting at Virginia Tech got to choose a singer to memorialize their tragedy, the consensus pick would have to be Elton John, the man who wrote "Empty Garden" for John Lennon, "Candle in the Wind" for Marilyn Monroe and "Goodbye England's Rose" for Princess Diana. If Sir Elton were for some reason unavailable, they'd still have plenty of good-hearted high-quality pop singers to choose from - your Bon Jovis, your Maroon 5s - not to mention all those country singers born to sing in the key of heartbreak...
...begun to sense the allure of the alternative - Goodnight Electric launched its second album kitted out in Adidas sportswear from from head to toe - and so have radio stations. Several stations now have regular indie shows, and some, like Prambors FM, even broadcast live sessions. Acong, also known as Sir Dandy, recently performed on the program with his band Teenage Death Star. "We couldn't believe they asked us," confesses the musician who doubles as a painter and stage designer. "This is a format that didn't exist a few years ago because few were willing to take the chance...