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Depending on who was speaking last week, Florida's secretary of state is either a hero or a villain of the Sunshine State's postelection madness--ready to bring an end to our long national nightmare or to abrogate the God-given rights of the American voter. Florida's senate minority leader, Buddy Dyer, a Democrat, says she "had an extraordinary chance to go down in history in a more honorable way and didn't take it." Not surprisingly, the other side disagrees. "She has had no choice but to follow the law," says former state Republican Party chairman...
...favorite targets tomorrow will undoubtedly be the hero--or villain, depending on your allegiance--of last year's Game, senior wide receiver Eric Johnson. Last year, Johnson victimized the secondary in the second half of The Game to help Yale to a share of the Ivy title. This year, playing in his last game, Johnson will look to spark his team to its third straight win over the Crimson. He currently leads the team with 73 receptions and has caught 12 of Lee's 17 touchdown throws...
...great reverence. Think of the exhilarating car chase scene in Bullitt or pop song homages like the Beach Boys' "Little Deuce Coupe." Today, car companies pay to have their latest sleek models wrecked up in blockbusters. The daredevil protagonist tears through incredibly busy traffic and emerges unscathed, while the villain's car always ends up in either an accident or a heap of manure. Although a BMW will never be a good substitute for an Aston Martin, it is crucial to remember that man's (and I do mean man's) adulation of cars began with the not-so-humble...
...then last week he beat a perfect Bond villain: the monstrously huge, opera-loving, poetry-writing, polylingual politician and F.O.P. (friend of Putin). Still, without the politico-global resonance, the Miracle on the Mat will never get the attention of the U.S. hockey squad's 1980 victory over the U.S.S.R. "I hate to bring politics into wrestling. It's two great wrestlers from two good countries," said Gardner right after the match. "Karelin is a world-class individual. I told him, 'You're still the best. There's nobody close to as good as you are.'" It almost makes...
Indeed, when you think about it, the treatment of John Rocker by just about everyone provides an interesting commentary on our American social psychology. Because he has come across publicly as a backward, bigoted, homophobic, fascist jerk, John Rocker is, par excellance, a politically correct villain. Everyone is allowed--and even welcomed--to hate him (check out www.rockersucks.com if you don't believe me). And yet, as opposed to the WWF, where hating our enemies is a guiltless pleasure, Rockers villainy begs us pause. John Rocker may be a character, but he isn't playing one. He is a real...