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...lifestyle expert MARTHA STEWART. Shares of Stewart's empire, Martha Stewart Omnimedia, rose after the announcement that she would be the host of a program modeled on Donald Trump's original, with its engrossing contestant backbiting and obvious product plugs. Stewart's "own sensibilities and creativity" will dictate the tone of the new show, says NBC. Casting calls are already under way to choose who will compete for a $250,000 job under Stewart. That's right. People are lining up to work for a woman who is widely regarded as one of the most demanding bosses in America...
Stanford (2-0), defending champion in this event, earned the first point over No. 35 Harvard (1-1) in doubles play and never looked back. The top two doubles pairs both fell 8-1, setting the tone for a frustrating afternoon in the A.C. Nielsen Tennis Stadium...
...first half, you saw how many times his toughness made the difference,” Jones said. “I am going to be lucky to find another basketball player like Matt Preston. He set the tone of the game. We follow his lead...
...last year he released his first graphic novel, Mother, Come Home, the story of a boy struggling to cope with his mother's death and his father's grief. The book, which features a bold visual design and a narrative that is by turns cerebral and heartfelt, set the tone for The Three Paradoxes. The artist says his main goal is "basically, just ask a lot of questions." There's no question about his talent. --By Andrew D. Arnold...
...drawing skills, at first glance, may seem to resemble a 6-year-old's. But her work has unique twists: she often incorporates photos into her comics, lending them another layer of reality. And her tone is refreshingly caustic. Saibara's fictional characters are delinquents and outcasts, and her nonfiction characters, mostly her friends, family and herself, aren't much better. And yet Saibara's intimacy with the characters allows readers to laugh with the unsympathetic lot, not at them. "I grew up watching women get beat up by their drunken husbands, raising kids fathered by different men, never smiling...