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...pride in question consists of Zill, the male who still remembers sunsets from the days of being wild; Safa, the older, wizened female; Noor, the younger female who dreams of her freedom; and Ali, the cute cub. As in a Disney movie, the animals have been blessed with the ability to speak to one another, along with the superior intelligence that usually accompanies that ability. However, suspending one's disbelief around such conceits comes more easily with children's entertainment than with a serious consideration of adult themes. I find myself thinking things like, "Does an animal that can speak...
...manager: ever since he reined in John Galliano in 1998, sales have tripled and, at $825.7 million in 2005, are edging toward the $1 billion mark. Of course, back in 1997 containing and ultimately commercializing Galliano was a long shot considering the designer's past. As fashion's brilliant wild man known for exceptional creativity and pitiful financial results, he had seen backers pull the plug and had been penniless twice...
...Listening to people talk about him this past week, it's clear that Australians looked past Irwin's high jinks to form a personal connection with him; he may have been an entertainer on the celebrity circuit, but Irwin was also one of us. A kindred spirit of the wild, a true fellow without guile. Every highbrow interviewer expected a buffoon and found authenticity instead. People power has declared that Irwin was a good bloke-and there's nothing the sneering smarties and wowsers can do about it. It was not surprising that Irwin's family turned down the offer...
...cowboy hat that John Paul had once worn in Mexico. No doubt, Germans are hoping that over the next few days, someone will convince Benedict to put on a traditional Bavarian feathered green Alpine hat. Then, faithful and non-faithful alike, Catholics and Lutherans, will no doubt go wild for the Bavarian Pope...
...find no record of what Greer has done to preserve habitat, but Irwin bought many thousands of acres of wilderness in Australia and the US, in Fiji and Vanuatu. He made a lot of money from his business and used millions of dollars to purchase land and keep it wild. "Whenever we get enough cash," he told the ABC, "and a chunk of land we're passionate about, bang, we buy it." If only Greer had paused long enough after his death to research Irwin's life as thoroughly as she did her Latin classifications...