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...studios won't be the only ones worrying about the success of the X-Men movie. Many in the comic book industry, where the X-Men began, are holding their breath...
...hand, I secretly hope it tanks," Eric Reynolds, director of publicity at Fantagraphics Books, a prestigious publisher of non-super-hero comic books, says. "On the other hand, I hope it does well because there is the potential for trickle-down...
...though Bullwinkle, naturally, thinks TV is as excellent as it was when he was a star. It suffices only to get the pair off on a cross-country odyssey aimed at thwarting the bad guys. Conducted by a naive FBI agent (Piper Perabo), they do encounter some fitfully funny comic actors (John Goodman, Jonathan Winters, Whoopi Goldberg), but neither the guest stars nor the sublimely numb Bullwinkle manages to rescue the picture from its too comfortable reliance on retro charm. It's great to have the Moose back, but it would be greater still to see him in a humorous...
...under-appreciated comic genius of the play may very well be John-Paul Giugliano '01in his role as Governor, Innkeeper and unsuspecting knight. Bearing the brunt of Quixote's delusion by providing him with both lodging and a stage upon which to play out his fantasies, Giugliano is the perfect small businessman. He struggles earnestly to please the demands of his no-nonsense wife (Lara Z. Jirmanus '01) while accommodating the out-of-control antics of his patrons without losing dignity...
...Rocker's arguments in that fateful Sports Illustrated interview do not render him worthy of punishment. Famed conservative commentator Dennis Prager has defended Rocker to the hilt. In The Weekly Standard, Prager wrote that Rocker's disparaging remarks about Manhattan and its minority inhabitants "merit as little attention as comic books"--not the "hysteria" that the closing pitcher has received. On his talk show, Prager asserted that Rocker was simply exercising his freedom of speech and had never taken any action against the people who commute on the No. 7 subway train. Why shouldn't he be able...