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...Astaire, who made his name on the stage, just below that of his dancing sister Adele, inspired a recycled Broadway hit spun two generations later from his 20s Gershwin show "Funny Face" ("My One and Only" in the 80s). And on the low end, in the 1974 "Young Frankenstein," Mel Brooks duded up his monster (Peter Boyle) in top hat, white tie and tails to sing an Astaire favorite, "Puttin' on the Ritz...
...Washington's cycle of blame spun up again last week, the official caught in the blades was Robert Mueller, who until now has impressed many critics with his intelligence, energy and commitment to reform. Though the director did not comment on the specifics of the Rowley memo, he issued a statement that signaled he is serious about fixing his broken institution. "I am convinced that a different approach is required," he said. "There is no room for the types of problems and attitudes that could inhibit our efforts." One of his ideas is to create a new "flying squad...
...Bitter irony alert: Boto later started a profitless digital animation business, run by the son of chairman Kao, Francis Kao. If manufacturing is spun off, the dud animation unit is all shareholders will wind up owning. "What do these guys know about the animation business?" says Webb. "This is not what we invested in." Webb and Mobius are leading a group of independent shareholders to vote down the deal...
...uptown branch and plans to launch another next month. North of Boston in Beverly, Mass., Organic Garden Restaurant just expanded its raw menu to meet popular demand. In Larkspur, Calif., outside San Francisco, the upscale Roxanne's debuted four months ago to rave reviews for its ersatz sushi rice spun from raw parsnips and pine nuts. Owner Roxanne Klein is collaborating on a raw-food cookbook with famed Chicago chef Charlie Trotter...
Mancini couldn’t keep Brown at bay for long, though, as Courtney Johnson scored on a quickstick off a pass from Laurel Pierpont. Less than a minute later, Anneberg carried the ball from behind the net, spun hard and slotted it behind Mancini for a 2-0 lead barely five minutes into the game...