Word: small-town
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...many, the word Shetland evokes ponies, wool sweaters and sheep dogs. And yes, all of those things are there in abundance. But beyond such attractions, I discovered a magical place untainted by consumerism; an unpretentious, gorgeous landscape; and a small-town feel that is wonderfully distinct from that of any small town you have ever been...
...movie has a couple of things going for it. One is the precedent of last year's much lauded You Can Count on Me, also about dark currents running through small-town life. The other is that In the Bedroom boasts a terrific comeback performance in a pivotal role by Marisa Tomei, who has been nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. Spacek and Wilkinson are up for Best Actress and Actor, respectively...
...we’re talking petabytes here—with its suppliers, which has proven so vital for the consumer products industry that Proctor & Gamble, makers of everything from Charmin to Crisco to Cover Girl, have an office employing more than 200 people in Wal-Mart’s small-town Arkansas headquarters. Its logistics and distribution system is smart enough to know which ethnicities of Barbie sell better in which stores. It pioneered the “big box” format and continues to extend it with bigger and better stores and different brands like Sam?...
...been chased off the stage by stone-throwing fundamentalists. He was forced into exile by countless death threats. He has even been taken to the Israeli Supreme Court by a small-town mayor trying to silence his voice. The Supreme Court ultimately ruled in his favor, and most of the public has learned to embrace his music and tolerate his mannerisms, if not to accept his message. Amidst this controversy one thing is clear—the packed Paine Hall loved...
...Jones, a tall, genial charmer who sported the goatee and floppy bow tie of a small-town art teacher, had plenty of career left. He reunited with Geisel and directed two Dr. Seuss half-hours, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and Horton Hears a Who! He wrote two delightful memoirs, Chuck Amuck and Chuck Reducks. And for a 1985 Museum of Modern Art tribute to Warner Bros. animation, he drew new Bugses and Daffys on the Manhattan museum's walls--a tacit acknowledgment from the world of high culture that this cartoon man was a significant creator of modern...