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...been given a broom or ring with odd powers and told to go save the world. So it's nice to see that early indications give hope to match the hype. Snippets of the Tolkien film enthralled viewers at Cannes this May. And the Potter trailer is a smash. Hogwarts looks like a wizard's dream come to life; Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson look just right as Harry, Ron and Hermione; Maggie Smith and Richard Harris lend their veteran charisma to the Hogwarts faculty. We can't say if these films will realize their ambitions--pride always...
...SYNC Boys to Men: Celebrity album smash gets grudging critical respect. Bye Bye Bye to rivals...
Police surveillance following these incidents has rattled nonviolent radicals. "Blowing up the SUVs brought heat down onto the entire community," says Heather Coburn, whose Food Not Lawns cooperative teaches anarchists to grow their own vegetables. "Some anarchists want to smash it all, but others are into mutual aid." The Shamrock House, an anarchist community center, offers free food for the poor, a lending library of leftist books and a free school with classes on martial arts and midwifery. Every Thursday, a shamanic healer offers "deep soul work" and "aura repair...
...there was nothing effete about Mueller, a decorated Marine, who handled cases ranging from the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 to the prosecution of Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega. He smashed through bureaucratic obstacles so enthusiastically that his deputy, Dave Margolis, warned him gently that if he didn't forgo a few battles, Washington would smash him. "I don't bruise easily," Mueller replied. The 56-year-old prosecutor is going to need his thick skin. Last week, when George W. Bush nominated him to succeed Louis Freeh as director of the FBI, Mueller prepared to take over an organization...
...first day of the TV show, he had reason to look glum: no dancers appeared for the first 15 minutes (school has just let out). Then two girls showed up. By Day 3 a thousand teens were trying to get in. Two years later, the show was a smash; it introduced dance crazes like the Bunny Hop, and Horn had received an award from TV Guide. The dancers were taking the spotlight, and Horn showed that, after all, he had a rapport with the kids...