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Phil and Cameron are, by leaps and bounds, the best parts of the show. Imagine Cameron, a large man in an elaborate clown costume and makeup, physically threatening the gas station bully who insulted Mitchell, or Phil gleefully joining his 10-year-old son for a treasure-hunting expedition under the house. It’s hardly standard sitcom fare—and, therefore, much funnier as the reheated material you’d expect to find on “Parenthood...
...will host the next U.N. global climate-change conference, starting Nov. 30, also in Cancún. Says Shannon O'Neil, a fellow for Latin American studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City: "Mexico seems anxious to look outward again." (See pictures of Mexico's clown convention...
...whatever you are going to get when you go somewhere else." But he should expect the occasional barb. Even on the (cue the maudlin CBS music and the soothing voice of announcer Jim Nantz) "hallowed grounds of Augusta National, where the azaleas leave galleries breathless at Amen Corner," some clown won't be able to resist. (See the top 10 famous apologies...
...History as Entertainment For an old Saturday Night Live-style comedian, there is a seriousness of purpose about Hanks as history maker. At 53, he has a repertoire that doesn't include anarchy; he's no longer the romantic-comedy clown. In fact, he exhibits a crabbed resentment toward historical amnesia - most notably his own. Echoing McCullough, who rails against American historical illiteracy, the self-deprecating goof in Hanks nevertheless makes light of his own campaign against historical ignorance. While gag lines are still his forte, his new rallying cry is a palm smacking the forehead: "Why didn't somebody...
...being quite right in the head. There was no doubt he was smart, but he was a racist and a misanthrope. He remained socially awkward and unable to control his emotions or impulses. He did have some friends, but most of the platoon viewed him less as a class clown and more as the village idiot - occasionally entertaining as spectacle, but best kept at an arm's-length...