Word: supermans
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DIED. JACKSON BECK, 92, versatile master of the microphone for nearly 70 years whose forceful voice introduced the Man of Steel ("Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from the planet Krypton ...") on more than 1,600 broadcasts of The Adventures of Superman in the 1940s; in New York City. He also played such characters as the Cisco Kid on radio; narrated The March of Time newsreels; and voiced the character of Bluto in nearly 300 Popeye cartoons...
...felt a little bolder when I put on the trainee uniform (gray T shirt, black cargo pants, black boots), strapped my leather holster to my side and listened to the first instructor tell the class, "You've got to have a winning mentality. You have to believe you're Superman. Or maybe the Black Knight in Monty Python." I laughed, but my classmates didn't; they just nodded in silent agreement...
Hands Off Our Superman...
...Superman has always been prissily apolitical--as a resident alien, does he even vote?--but that may be the missing piece. He's a metaphor for America, but an outdated, obsolete America: invulnerable to attack, always on the side of right, always ready to save the rest of the world from its villainy whether or not it wants to be saved. In the past, every decade has got the Superman it deserves, and don't worry, we'll get ours, but he will probably be flawed, more man than super. Americans don't want to be told what to aspire...
...premium service as a "hotel within a hotel." In addition to the 48 elegantly furnished rooms, the hotel's concierges are expected to do the unexpected. Says Fairmont Gold concierge Clarence McLeod: "We're called upon without any notice to provide last-minute miracles. Sometimes I feel like Superman. I can conquer anything." All starting at $329 a night. For the chains, creating these special sanctums is a response to the popularity of boutique hotels, which have siphoned off customers. With average room prices rising just 1.9% this year over last, says Bjorn Hanson, a hospitality-industry analyst at PricewaterhouseCoopers...