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...popular series about two rabbits, feckless Max and his sensible sister Ruby. As usual, key plot developments are illustrated with flaps--and who can resist lifting a flap to see what's underneath, especially in Wells' bright, cartoony drawings? Max covets a Sand-Spitter motorcycle with Bigfoot tires like Wilma Warthog's, so even though it's July, he writes to Santa Claus requesting one. "Nobody writes to Santa in the summer," Ruby reminds him. His letter is diverted to Grandma, who, since it consists solely of tire tracks, misunderstands and replies with a picture of a bulldozer. Kids will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Gift Bag of Children's Books | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

Past winners of the Humanitarian Award, originally established in 1984, include Bishop Desmond Tutu, John Hume, Elie Wiesel and Wilma Mankiller, the principle chief of the Cherokee nation...

Author: By Daniel P. Krauthammer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Jones Accepts Award With Speech on Racism | 4/29/2004 | See Source »

...Uncle, which sets the tone in the Elliot oeuvre for outlandish deaths. As for the carnage in Krumpet, Harvie's parents are found frozen naked on their bike, Dr. Angela Greystane dies horribly from emphysema, the cancer-ward nurse Harvie marries collapses from a brain clot, fellow retiree Wilma overdoses on morphine - and that's not counting the animals. "Yeah, I've got a high body count," the filmmaker says. Which makes Harvie's survival all the more remarkable - and affecting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pathos in Plasticine | 2/23/2004 | See Source »

...regulars expecting a discussion of the revamped twenty dollar bills, but things quickly got out of hand. “I like the new money,” wrote “Thorton” of San Bernadino. “But my real question is, what was Wilma Flintstone’s maiden name? I need to know this for one of my classes. Also, as an aside—who do you think was hotter? Wilma or Betty?” Nichols’ reply was knowledgeable and thoughtful. “Wilma’s middle name...

Author: By Eoghan W. Stafford, | Title: Guess Who's Running the Asylum? | 11/12/2003 | See Source »

...American people—all of us—are nuts. And Rob Nichols thinks Betty is hotter than Wilma. But then, who doesn’t? What really disturbed me about “Ask The White House” were the occasional glimmers of the Bush officials’ insanity...

Author: By Eoghan W. Stafford, | Title: Guess Who's Running the Asylum? | 11/12/2003 | See Source »

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