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...life, they rarely mention our A+ nightlife. Pick up where the Office of Admissions left off, and bring your prefrosh to one of this weekend's parties. After you and your prefrosh work up appetites partying, bring them to one of Cambridge's established late night restaurants such as Pinocchio's or Felipe...
...weeks, the backbiting between the bargain-basement airlines has gotten ugly - and personal. The fighting began when Ryanair launched an ad earlier this year accusing London-based easyJet of trying to hide its on-time flight statistics and depicting the airline's founder, Stelios Haji-Ioannou, with an elongated Pinocchio nose. The Greek-born tycoon was not amused. In a statement last month, he lashed out at Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary and said he would sue. "I am not a liar. That is libelous, and I will seek substantial damages. See you in court, Michael," Haji-Ioannou wrote. Taking...
...good fun. "People expect airlines to poke fun at each other. We make comments about Stelios and he makes comments about us. That's just the way the world works," says Stephen McNamara, spokesman for the airline. Did things go too far this time? McNamara doesn't think so: "Pinocchio is a much-loved character. ... It's probably increased Stelios' profile quite a bit." EasyJet, however, doesn't believe the ad was harmless. "I don't think that's the way it's been interpreted by our founder," spokesman Andrew McConnell says. He declined to comment further, citing the legal...
...Outcome: Erlemeier e-mailed Disney with her complaint, and customer service responded that her family's bites were not the result of any condition at the Disney resort. In other words, the only bug around there was the one that hangs out with Pinocchio with the lovely singing voice. "I was very disappointed in how they handled the complaint, as I don't feel it was even considered," Erlemeier says...
...character through the story; the robot Toby's need to prove himself to his dad and himself turns him into a superior being, the best of both species. Ham Egg, the exploiter of children down on earth, is a little bit Fagin, a little bit Stromboli from the Disney Pinocchio, and a whole lot rotten; but, thanks to Lane's vocalizing, he has enough vaudeville swank and showmanship to make him an irresistible cartoon villain. (The same can't be said for Sutherland's mayor, a one-note sociopath who risks Metro City's very existence in order...