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...here he seems simply uncomfortable by the vulnerability of his limited character. Likewise, Cassell reprises his Gallic villain from “Ocean’s Twelve” with only minimal success; he’s genuinely creepy, but it is seriously doubtable that the slender French sleazeball could actually strike fear in the exceedingly masculine Owen (think of Dwight in “Sin City”). The real mystery of the film—beyond how the director failed to incite a sexual spark between the gorgeous leads—is why Robert...
...since independence in the 1960s, Africa's nations have held those borders sacred, fearful that unpicking a single seam might unravel the whole patchwork. On a map, one of the more irrational colonial creations is the West African nation of Gambia. Save for a brief Atlantic coastline, the slender country, which wraps around the banks of the River Gambia and was formed after British traders set up a series of posts along the river, is entirely surrounded by Senegal. Past attempts at federation have failed and the English-speaking sliver remains an irritating thorn in the heart of its bigger...
Gentle Reader, all this material is to be found in the first 74 pages of this slender book. The rest is filler about niceties of titles, engraved invitations, birth announcements and letters of condolence. And above all, it is about thank-you notes. They may need all the help they can get to remain a viable institution; as anyone who has ever brought up a child knows, this battle is all but lost. To Miss Manners, however, preserving the thank-you note is to rescue civilization. She is deeply suspicious of the fax machine because she fears it will replace...
...Sensations, a line of flavored sparkling waters, are among the highly regarded new drinks in the pipeline. Tab Energy, expected to launch later this year, is aimed at women and the market for healthier sodas. Like the M5 Coke bottles, Tab Energy's containers will feature a novel design (slender and pink), as will the new Von Dutch energy drink (camouflage cans). "When thirsty people go into a store looking for something to drink, the package sells the product. It's a brand's last chance to sell itself," says Hemphill. It's an acknowledgement that in the vastly overcrowded...
...endured the rattling demons of this disease since adolescence. About five years ago she tried the newly marketed Zyprexa (olanzapine). Before long she was astoundingly better: no paranoia, no voices, but an abundance of calm, even placid, rationality. Within two years, however, this always-slender, 110-lb. vegetarian had gained 47 lbs. and a new affliction: diabetes. Zyprexa was out, and she was moved to Geodon (ziprasidone), another newfangled antipsychotic, which made her feel antsy at first but works quite well...