Word: pulling
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...currently have them, or to George Washington University (G.W.U.), where they're headed to be cataloged and stored. Kevin Anderson, one of the reporter's nine children, says the family was willing to cooperate with the FBI until agents made clear that they wanted to review every document and pull any they believed were classified. "That was unacceptable," he says, because doing so would betray his father's record of keeping sources secret. The family then made public its four-page reply to the FBI in hopes of derailing the bureau's quest...
...both.”Unlike OTI and IGP, Greenbaum does comedy with a safety net. “Most of my jokes are already scripted and written in advance,” he says. During performances, he says, “I go through a mental rolodex and pull out a joke that I need.”Magicians have a major advantage over comics. “The magic gives me a sort of backup plan,” he claims. “When you’re a comedian and it’s just...
Islands “Return to the Sea” (Equator) 4 Stars Image changes are hard to pull off. Ask Gary Coleman, or JC Chasez—once you’re classified by your audience, abandoning your niche can be a perilous career move. While perhaps not as disposable as either of the aforementioned entertainers, Montreal’s The Unicorns were celebrated as much for their kitsch as their music on 2003’s “Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone?” Songs like...
...Chili Peppers ham it up with enough self-deprecation to avoid looking too hubristic, even when thrusting themselves into some of music’s most storied moments. Impersonating the Beatles is a bold move for any rock band, but lead singer Anthony Kiedis and the boys manage to pull off the physical comedy successfully. Plus, they look like they’re having as much fun as when they made the “Give it Away” video—unfortunately, this song is a sleeping pill by comparison. Some of the video’s clips...
...rare. The impetus for it comes from the fact that after the war in Vietnam, it seemed like the generals at the time, both in and out of the service, had been too quiet. By going along with the escalation of the war, with a policy that was neither pull out nor all-out, their silence had actually been - as written in the book Dereliction of Duty - a failure of responsibility. My guess is the memory of that, which still probably haunts the military, creates an atmosphere now that is a spur to these retired generals to speak their minds...