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...island could be a complete jerk at home, but so could your charming dentist.) This puts these fame-game amateurs in the awkward position of having their very souls judged in public. "People stop me in the street and say, 'I really related to your character,'" says Real World vet Kevin Powell, 33. "I wasn't a character. That was me." And these noncelebrity celebrities tend to be bite-size stars, celebrity snacks whom the public down in one gulp. Survivor spins off a new star every week as the contestants are voted off; each makes a weeklong round...
...Press; 403 pages; $26.95) is Klein's game attempt to keep the momentum going, a sequel of sorts. Charlie Martin, the new novel's hero, appeared briefly in the earlier book as a presidential candidate--a U.S. Senator from the Midwest, dismissed by the press as a hippie Vietnam Vet. Many characters from Colors do brief walk-ons in the new book, much as the star of a popular sitcom may help launch a spin-off. On TV, of course, spin-offs usually fail...
...nurture 15 or so new firms over the next year and a half. "We are looking for start-ups that take a global view of the markets," he says, "whatever sector it is." That may seem like an ambitious agenda, but in a typical week Cheng and Kenny vet roughly half a dozen business ideas. Clients are welcome to move into Incubasia's office and help themselves to logistical support (including Frisbees). The founders also provide expertise and up to $500,000 in financial assistance, plus one of the Internet's most treasured commodities--hype. "Our job is partly...
...their support for one of their own in this spring's Republican primary. Listen to what they have to say about McCain: "John McCain is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life," says Joe Smith, a Vietnam veteran. Richard Jones, another vet, had this to add: "John McCain is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life...
...Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini after the revolution of 1979 - although conservatives and reformers differ sharply on how much direct political control he should exercise. Ayatollah Khameini leads the country's conservative faction, whose control of the Council of Guardians - a non-elected body of clerics that has the power to vet candidates and veto legislation - as well as over the judiciary, security services and the military, means they will still have much political power even if they lose the Majlis. "Even though the conservative clergy dominate, they have to pay attention to the will of the people and the positions...