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...this is presented at an amiably ambling, if just barely competent, pace by Miller and his agreeable, if something less than exciting, cast, with lots of screen time devoted to beauty shots of the Napa Valley basking expectantly in the summer sun. That the Napa wines did well in the tasting is a matter of historical record, with a duly acknowledged TIME magazine story leading the reportorial charge...
...parody of war movies and a pinprick in the helium balloon of Hollywood egos, Tropic Thunder caps a hectic summer of action films and star-driven comedies and is designed as a blend and a semiloving critique of both genres. The picture is savvy to the max, maybe to excess; but Stiller, who also directed and co-wrote the movie, surely figures that in the blogosphere age, no film can be too inside--it's where everyone is. He's been there all his life, as the son of (Jerry) Stiller and (Anne) Meara, a comedy duo of over...
...Senator TedStevens imperils yet another Republican-held congressional seat. While McCain fights hard for the White House, widespread voter dissatisfaction with President Bush and his party's positions suggests Democrats may enjoy formidable majorities in both houses come January. Obama, presumably drained from months of campaigning, is using the Summer Olympics' opening roar to retreat to Hawaii. McCain will mostly stay on the trail but plans to use some time out of the spotlight to prepare for the fall debates. With the Beijing Games likely to dominate the nation's airwaves and the public's attention, McCain will be more...
...allow for vacations. It was a family affair. His wife Natalya, a gracious, fearless woman, made it her priority to ensure that he could work undisturbed. His sons helped too. There were letters to answer, writings to translate. Even a non-Russian-speaking guest could chip in. On a summer visit, I was dispatched to pick raspberries for dessert. We ate them with ice cream. The Solzhenitsyns spoke Russian at home, but they were good Vermonters; they kept Ben & Jerry's in the freezer...
...will need it: after the coming week off, there will be little sleep through the naming of his Vice President, the Democratic Convention and the final two-month sprint to Election Day. And surely the Obama campaign won't mind some relaxed snapshots of the candidate partaking in typical summer-vacation activities - bodysurfing, playing with his girls, eating ice cream - especially at a time when the GOP is doing its best to portray him as an aloof, out-of-touch celebrity more concerned with European crowds than with average Americans...