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...colony of peaceful, industrious little creatures is ripped off by marauders from afar. Ants and grasshoppers. That too. But in conspiratorial hindsight one might see A Bug's Life, the first feature from John Lasseter and his Pixar whizzes since their 1995 computer-generated hit Toy Story, as the company's rearview metaphor for its battle with DreamWorks' Antz. That similar computer-animated cartoon was conceived after the Pixar pic but released before it. It's bug-eat-bug in Hollywood's animation wars...
...turkey isn't even on the table yet and already prime-time TV is stuffed with toy ads, malls are bursting with shoppers and the kids are on their third draft of Santa wish lists. With the holidays comes lots of joy for many parents but also the stress of dealing with children whipped to a materialistic frenzy. Hands extended and wish lists perfected, they seem to have no sense of what it costs Mom and Dad (or Santa) to deliver the Nintendo games, Barbies, Air Jordans and stereo systems that help make this time of year so exciting...
FURBY The hottest and most impossible to find toy this Christmas. Elmo...
...Number of calls FAO Schwarz mail order has received a day inquiring about the Furby, this year's most popular toy...
...more subtle point: that Gates is just a bit loopy. The Gates in the video--shown to a packed courtroom over three large monitors--paused for 20 seconds or more while formulating some answers. When the going got tough, he rocked back and forth in his chair like a toy dog in a car window. He testily parsed fine distinctions (Microsoft's "deal" with Apple vs. their "relationship") and professed to be nonplussed by common Anglo-Saxon words ("I have no idea what you're talking about when you say 'ask.'"). At times the wiry, high-pitched, tousled-haired billionaire...