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...underground” scene in which he operates. An inextricable part of Aesop’s appeal is the relative lack of such pseudo-macho posturing in his work; in his own words, he doesn’t want to spend his “15 minutes of fame shitting on someone...
...Harvard Mountaineering Club (HMC) once drew international fame for impressive expeditions that included leading the United States Army’s 10th Mountain Division in the 1940s, climbing in the Himalayas in the 1950s, and making first ascents of certain mountains in the Canadian Rockies, the Yukon, and Alaska...
...Vietnamese used to kill U.S. pilots and crew. Her actions were an insult to American troops. Many of us will go to the grave remembering the real heroes of the Vietnam War who gave so much for their country, while Fonda, the traitor, continues to take advantage of the fame and privilege the U.S. has given her family. She still hasn't got a clue about what...
Within this framework, the movie tends to toggle between two settings: hilariously broad comedy and hypnotically surreal action sequences. The former is what garnered the film’s fame in the East, and such acclaim is deserved. The characters are easily recognizable archetypes—from the tough-as-nails Landlady (Qiu Yuen) and her drunken, bumbling husband (Wah Yuen) to the sadistic, moustache-twirling mastermind (Kwok Kuen Chan)—and every actor milks them for all they’re worth...
...medium, News Commentator Paul Harvey is a surviving link to an earlier era of network radio. On the air for more than 40 years, he is the most widely heard personality on radio, carried on some 1,100 stations. Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the pixieish sex therapist, was launched to fame by a sex-advice show on New York radio and now also does a national call-in show for NBC, and a TV talk show on the Lifetime Cable Network. "Radio was crucial in giving me the opportunity to talk about sexual matters in an explicit way," she says...