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...CHUBBCHUBBS, the little Tweety look-alikes featured in the cartoon that won the Oscar for best short animated film. The ChubbChubbs were originally created to test animation software that Sony Imageworks was developing, but now execs are grooming them for a stand-alone DVD release and possibly a full-length feature. The story of The ChubbChubbs! revolves around Meeper, a resident of the planet Glorf, who--well, the story doesn't matter. What does matter is that these furry little critters are more merchandisable than a herd of Ewoks drinking Diet Pepsi...
...SORCERER. The Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and Sullivan Players promise to transform the Agassiz Theatre into the parodied Victorian England of “The Sorcerer.” The duo’s first full-length operetta, also known as “The Elixir of Love,” follows “John Wellington Wells, a dealer in magic and spells” as he causes mayhem with his love potions in true Gilbert and Sullivan style. Though the show pokes fun at outdated Victorian values, the fresh and lighthearted score can still charm and entertain modern audiences...
President Bush has spoken often and at great length of his commitment to protecting the American people. He has shown his willingness to go after terrorists and other suspected threats anywhere in the world. But if his commitment to protecting his constituents here in the United States is real, it must be backed by adequate funding, and it must start at home...
Back in Queens, in the enclosed gravel courtyard outside P.S. 1, there is a large work by Yoko Ono. Yes, that Yoko Ono. Freight Train, 1999, consists of an actual railway freight car on a short length of track, pocked all over with what look like bullet holes. Hidden speakers emit strange ululations, clicks and keenings, sounds that approach the haunted music of Noh plays but fall short of melody as Westerners customarily think...
...preparing to use them as rocket launchers. Lots of cannons and anti-aircraft batteries were also seen to the right side of the road. Near Faloujah, there were three, apparently short-range rockets (similar to the Al Samouds) placed horizontally on tracks. The rockets were about 9 feet in length each...