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...that it didn't boast its antique charms, mostly in Harryhausen's nifty-creaky beasties, but these scenes consume perhaps 15 mins. of a two-hr. movie. The rest is a botch, as storytelling or spectacle. First we're up on Olympus in the company of some swank Brit actors - Laurence Olivier as Zeus, Claire Bloom as Hera, Maggie Smith as Thetis - whose contempt for the material, and for themselves for taking this rich but demeaning payday, deprives their readings of either the sizzle of high drama or the florid flounce of high camp. Then we're on earth...
...certain pair of pants is also making the sport tough to watch. The Norwegian men's team is sporting garish red, white and blue harlequin-looking trousers that make golf attire look swank by comparison. The slacks have generated so much attention that as the Norwegian team was walking off the ice after destroying France 9-2 on Monday, a Canadian fan asked if he could buy them right from the players. The Norwegians declined, preferring not to enter the post-game interview area in their undies. "We knew it was going to get a lot of attention," says Norwegian...
...support for terrorist organizations, and then through subsequent U.S. sanctions. But on Saturday, Feb. 20, 25 American executives arrived in Libya to see if they can do business. U.S. Commerce Department officials set up two large cardboard signs decorated with the American flag in the lobby of Tripoli's swank Corinthia Hotel. Little U.S. and Libyan flags intertwined in a display on a welcome desk, alongside brochures explaining to Libyans what each of the American companies produces. (See the top 10 magazine covers...
...these, experts estimate that up to 10% live in vehicles - even though doing so is illegal in most of the county. A similar situation is true for many other regions across the nation, especially in the Sun Belt. A woman lives in her BMW in Marina Del Rey, a swank L.A. address on the coast. PATH outreach workers Jorge Guzman and Tomasz Babiszkiewicz say she was an executive recruiter until the Great Recession. "She was self-employed for 36 years," says Guzman. "Now she sits in the car with a blanket and reads. She has not told her daughter...
...Connor had the strongest bout of the afternoon, as the top-ranked grappler asserted himself with a technical fall. BU’s Andrew Swank scored his only two points when O’Connor consented to let him escape, only to take down the Terrier once more. The 18-2 win marked the biggest offensive output of the day for Harvard...