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Every now and then, the drastic end of flush economic times happens to coincide with the natural end of a conservative political era. Such was the case in the 1930s - coming after three straight conservative presidencies, a period of whizbang technological progress (electrification, radio, aviation) and a culture of bon temps rouler - and such is the case...
Republicans, who once were far ahead of Democrats in whizbang TV technology, let their party fall behind the nerd curve as Howard Dean and later John Kerry revolutionized and then exploited online fund-raising in 2004. Four years later, the Democrats have widened that gap, using the Internet not only to raise cash but also to organize canvassers and plot get-out-the-vote efforts. Republicans say the Democrats' Web advantage is due to not just greater enthusiasm but also smarter strategies. "Everything Obama does is fundamentally about a people-powered democracy and apeople-powered campaign," says Mindy Finn...
...question. So Mudam ended up focusing on what is sometimes called contemporary art, stuff produced after the 1970s or so. You don't have to be an expert to know that the contemporary art scene is a dizzying circus of dead sharks, unmade beds, provocative installations and whizbang video displays - but few crowd-pulling artists with household names...
Lansing sees studios gravitating toward emotional stories in 2005 and '06 and away from whizbang effects movies. She's also a big booster of comedies. "When you're worried the world is going to blow up, you want to escape and see something that's funny," she says. "That doesn't mean we're not going to make serious films, but we're living in nervous times, and people want to laugh." --By Jeffrey Ressner
...with such features. It allows golfers to set tee-shot trajectory and direction to their liking at the start of a round, without breaking the rules. TaylorMade is betting that the Quad's $600 price won't scare off serious swingers, who seem to have an insatiable appetite for whizbang clubs like the Big Bertha, the last one to revolutionize golf. The Quad debuts June 15, but is already hot on the PGA Tour. Says TaylorMade's Sean Toulon: "We've empowered golfers to change their equipment to fit their swing and improve performance--a significant development." At least until...