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...when he died last week, at 78, it was apparent that of all the pioneers of TV's first generation, Allen remains the most relevant, one of the half-dozen indispensable people in the medium's history. When he became host of a new late-night broadcast on NBC called the Tonight show in 1953, he was a revolutionary. The infant medium was still feeling its way, adapting the formats of radio and vaudeville and the Broadway stage. Allen, who had honed his skills in local radio and TV, seemed to understand the medium in a new way. He relaxed...
...John F. Kennedy School of Government has resorted this year to placing a large map in its lobby showing the locations of the half-dozen buildings that are housing Kennedy School classes and research programs...
...imagine. The great old swimmer Dawn Fraser came out for the match and she took the mike and led the crowd in the "Ozzie, ozzie, ozzie - oi, oi oi!" chant. Bondi had an M.C. character named Lifeguard Dave, and he ran around directing the crowd in a half-dozen versions of the wave. You know how I hate the wave, but to see 10,000 people doing the Bondi Slow-Motion Wave while they play "The Skater's Waltz" on the loudspeakers - that's pretty special. Beach volleyball's been able to retain its fun-in-the-sun, Moon Doggie...
...those days helping harried moms find Pokemon toys and Hello Kitty dolls finally paid off. After working as a barely seen extra in a "Mad About You" episode and a half-dozen films including "Summer of Sam" and "The Cradle Will Rock," the 22-year-old actress is knocking out critics with her performance in "Girlfight," a low-budget, high-voltage drama that won prestigious awards at Sundance and Cannes. Portraying a female Rocky who evolves from high-school brawler to prize-winning boxer, Rodriguez comes across "like a young Brando," says director Karyn Kusama, who chose...
...before reaching her teens. Her dad died early on, so she spent her teen years living with her mother and grandmom, both devout Jehovah's Witnesses. She struggled for years to express herself creatively, and she had a hard time at school - she was expelled at least a half-dozen times...