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Inside the Luxor is a fake river and barges, plus several huge "participatory adventure" areas, an ersatz archaeological ride, as well as a two-story Sega virtual-reality video-game arcade. The joint has acres of casino space -- but the slots and blackjack tables are, astoundingly, quite separate from and mostly concealed by the Disneyesque fun and games. The bells and whistles are more prominent and accessible than the casino itself, and are not merely a cute, quick way to divert people as they proceed into the fleecing pen. The MGM Grand has gone further: it spent hundreds of millions...
Smith refused to kiss Hall; they fake kiss in a way so the audience can't see their lips...
Senior Brian Farrell scored an unassisted goal right at the end of the fourth penalty kill, 11:16 into the second period. Farrell skated into the UMD zone and backhanded the puck through Butler's legs after a nifty head fake to extend Harvard's lead...
When Jay Kim won election, of course many of my acquaintances made cute jokes about my election to Congress. After the series in the Times, I again became the butt of jokes. My colleagues at work served me with a fake subpoena. At a party, a friend made a big show of putting plastic handcuffs on my wrists. And I once again began to get those knowing smiles and astonished looks when I was introduced to strangers...
Until September, the Administration was still seriously saying the renewal of China's MFN status was at stake. Officials are saying the same today, but it's primarily for show. Even Christopher admitted to TIME before last week's Seattle summit that the MFN discussion is essentially fake. "We have to be realistic about our political system," the Secretary said. "There are certain realities of American politics you have to deal with." Christopher was referring to the congressional majority that wants to punish China for maltreating its people. The political need to mute that anger explains the Administration's seemingly...