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...There is, for example, his alleged preference for gypsy music, Chubby Checker and Glenn Miller. While these things are not antipodal, it is hard to envisage Mr. Andropov among friends singing gypsy tunes, as he is said to do, in a "pleasant light tenor," then switching abruptly to The Twist or Pennsylvania 6-5000. Still, the image is peppy. The question of interior decoration has come up as well. In one account Mr. Andropov's home is graced with "European furniture," and in another with "modern Hungarian furniture." Unless one has an unusually precise idea of the modern Hungarian...
...hear the story all the time: athlete retires, wanders the streets asking everyone for a hand. Ex-basketball star Bill Bradley has gone that route--only with a small twist...
Call me a puppethead after reading the how to peak hip glossary at the end, but this new twist on the be a better and healthier person or else you'll die genre does little for the quest of rooting out the uncool in the world, one of its stated goals. In a mock parody like The Preppy Handbook, one might try to tolerate the section on. "The Dark History of Sunglasses" and the consumer help portions of the book, which offers readers where-to-buy leads, addresses and advice...
...buyout by another company, guarantees Agee an $805,000 annual salary for five years even if he is fired. That lucrative arrangement was presumably authorized by the board's compensation committee and approved by the directors, as is typical in such cases. But at Bendix there was a twist. Equitable Life Chairman Coy Eklund, a Bendix director and member of its compensation committee, is partly beholden to Agee for his own $594,794 in 1981 salary and bonuses. Reason: Agee is an Equitable director and sits on its compensation committee...
...this time-worn situation Stoppard adds a hilarious and original twist: the cast includes a pair of critics, who watch the action with the rest of the audience. Their pre-curtain conversation begins the play and, as the evening progresses, they gradually get involved in the drama on stage, more so than reviewers generally...