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"Remember when Blair, Tootie, Natalie and Jo got into a paint fight? Or how about when Danny Partridge had his tonsils taken out and the family had to replace him for a few gigs? You may not remember all the episodes of your favorite TV shows, but The Rerun Show does - and will reenact them using a talented ensemble cast! Following in the success of The Real Life Brady Bunch stage show, The Rerun Show will steal unforgettable moments from nostalgic shows such as The Facts of Life, The Partridge Family, Differ’nt Strokes, One Day at A Time and more! On "The Rerun Show," classic TV moments come alive again - with a live action twist -- as a talented ensemble cast reenacts episodes from America’s favorite TV shows such as "The Partridge Family," "The Facts of Life" or "Diff’rent Strokes." Much like the popular stage show "The Real Life Brady Bunch," this comedic, half-hour alternative series re-visits the vintage scenes with a new and outrageous slant."
managed economy
"This "talent mind-set" is the new orthodoxy of American management. It is the intellectual justification for why such a high premium is placed on degrees from first-tier business schools, and why the compensation packages for top executives have become so lavish. In the modern corporation, the system is considered only as strong as its stars, and, in the past few years, this message has been preached by consultants and management gurus all over the world. None, however, have spread the word quite so ardently as McKinsey, and, of all its clients, one firm took the talent mind-set closest to heart. It was a company where McKinsey conducted twenty separate projects, where McKinsey's billings topped ten million dollars a year, where a McKinsey director regularly attended board meetings, and where the C.E.O. himself was a former McKinsey partner. The company, of course, was Enron."
ear rink
gandalf (clip)
fischerspooner
the polyphonic spree
pepito
gene genie
francis fukayama and robert wright debate the future of cloning at Slate.
fresh breath
starlight mints
the sunshine fix
of montreal
freedom rings
open democracy: thinking for our time
just corking
"Proust not only made introspection and its attendant solitude the cornerstone of a new aesthetic; he built an epic around them. After he sought out the very rich and was coddled by them, or after he found love—which rarely happened—Proust, like the narrator of À la recherche du temps perdu, returned to his solitude, to his private world, as to a coming home. At the end of the novel, when Marcel finally has his artistic vocation revealed to him in three successive flashes, he discovers that the very solitude he had sought out and lived with all of his life, and which followed him like a shadow, was perhaps the most authentic and enduring thing about him."
stated department
"Colin Powell, the beleaguered Secretary of State, has delivered an angry riposte to the Pentagon hardliners responsible for his recent string of policy defeats - insisting to allies that he "won't let those bastards drive me out."
cross to bear
have to say i was a little put off yesterday as i rode by the large i-beam cross that lords above the ground zero wreckage. i could appreciate it to an extent and what it might mean to others but it still creeps me out. heres another photo of the cross.
turnout the lights
"The Center for Voting and Democracy is dedicated to fair elections where every vote counts and all voters are represented."