Word: tis
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...complete season” DVD television series. It is a special time when celebrities who are dangerously close to crossing into “has-been” territory attempt to reinvigorate their stardom, as consumers have the power to show that ‘tis the season for generosity, second chances and thus the potentially successful comeback. It is also an opportunity for big names to further etch themselves into the minds of entertainment consumers who have long gift lists that may include myriad albums and videos...
...MONEY: 'Tis the season for buying a new car (hint: bargain hard); retailers' tricky price tags...
From epaulets at Jean Paul Gaultier and samurai-inspired skirts at Alexander McQueen to "fetish-gladiator" leathers at vintage shops like Cherry in New York City and Los Angeles, 'tis the season to get in touch with your inner warrior. The trend should only grow after Tom Cruise's star turn in The Last Samurai, due out in December. Costume designer Ngila Dickson scoured museums in Japan, studied countless patterns and worked with blacksmiths, jewelers and Japanese actors to create 300 suits of armor. "We didn't want to let anyone down--especially the Japanese," says Dickson, who was nominated...
...this point, around issue five, things take a strange turn. While in exile in the United States Riel has a vision from God, appointing him as a new prophet. Thus divined he returns to Canada to lead the Métis from bondage as Moses led the Jews. By now, many of the them have moved further west where they continue to rankle against the Canadian government. As Brown depicts it, the Prime Minister takes advantage of Riel's return to deliberately provoke a rebellion in order to send in troops on the foundering Canadian-Pacific Railway. Declaring that...
Chester Brown takes admitted liberties with some aspects of the story. Some are as small as combining Riel's several defense councils into one character. Bigger leaps include the theory that the Canadian government actually conspired to cause the last Métis rebellion. In a remarkable move that lets Brown tell the best story and tell the truth, every deviance from recorded history is meticulously footnoted at the end. Deeply researched yet carefully manipulated, the final result goes past history and into literature. "Louis Riel" ties together all the ideas Chester Brown has explored before in disparate ways...