Bob Lutz’S Latest Volt Test Drive
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on November 24, 2008
No one would call Bob Lutz a lifelong environmentalist. The General Motors vice chairman does not believe in global warming, and he derided the Prius as a P.R. move as recently as four years ago.
But Mr. Lutz has become an enthusiastic convert to one cause: the Chevrolet Volt.
In Saturday’s New York Times, I wrote about [...]
Circus Elephants And Chicago Aldermen Behind The Velvet Curtain
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on November 24, 2008
You might think that the elephant, beloved mascot and lucky charm of the Republican Party for more than 130 years, would be an endangered species after this month’s presidential election stampede.
Actually, the trusty old elephant is used to getting the hook.
But this isn’t just another monotonous recital about presidential politics.
It’s about pachyderms too; the captive [...]
Curtain Goes Up At Utep As Rebels Show Hits Big Time
Filed Under Shower Curtain | Posted on November 24, 2008
The auditions are over. Now, fifth-year UNLV basketball coach Lon Kruger takes his 4-0 team on the road to see what it has learned so far this season.
“We haven’t always played as well as we’d like, but we’ve learned from each opportunity and gotten better each time,” Kruger said after practice Sunday afternoon. “It’s exactly [...]
Hillsborough Schools Raise Curtain On Energy Play
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on November 24, 2008
Tampa Electric and Hillsborough County Schools on Tuesday will launch a pilot program designed to promote energy efficiency to third, fourth and fifth graders through the theater.
The play was written by Ed Stevens and Peter Nasen. It will be performed by John Hooper, Josh Goff and Magali Naas.
Each student will receive a gift packet that [...]
Curtain Closes On The ‘Shield’
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on November 24, 2008
There’s good reason to be a little gun-shy about the series finale of “The Shield.” The pain still lingers from the abrupt ending of “The Sopranos.”
The comparison can be made between the two shows because both thrived on some of the best writing ever to grace television. They featured flawless acting performances that elevated the [...]
Curtain Call For Bush As Trade Summit Wraps Up
Filed Under Shower Curtain | Posted on November 23, 2008
US President George W. Bush, bidding farewell to the international stage, on Saturday offered a sweeping defense of free markets as leaders from across the Pacific rim vowed to resist protectionism.
Bush and 20 other leaders meeting in Peru echoed a pledge last week from a summit in Washington promising not to erect new barriers to [...]
Curtain Call For Bush As Trade Summit Wraps
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on November 23, 2008
Asia-Pacific leaders on Sunday were to wrap up a summit in which they vowed a united front against the world finance crisis but with bold initiatives looking unlikely to emerge before the meeting adjourned.
US President George W. Bush used his final summit before leaving office to encourage continuity on the part of his successor Barack [...]
Curtain Call For Bush As Summit Pushes Trade
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on November 23, 2008
Asia Pacific leaders were wrapping up a summit Sunday to forge united front on the world finance crisis as US President George W. Bush went on a last diplomatic drive to push for free trade.
Bush wound up his final scheduled trip overseas by saying goodbye to key foreign leaders. He enjoyed praise from the leaders [...]
Drama Troupe Takes First Curtain Call In Inaugural Year
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on November 22, 2008
For Ellen Coryat, taking on the role as drama director at Creekside High would be a heavy one.
It’s Creekside’s inaugural year. It’s the school’s first drama production. And, though she’s a theater buff, being a drama teacher was something she’d never done before.
Knowing this was an ambitious project, the English teacher wanted the challenge. And [...]
Curtain Call’s Ode To Broadway
Filed Under Shower Curtain | Posted on November 20, 2008
“The Producers” became the toast of Broadway upon its 2001 opening thanks largely to Mel Brooks’ approach of offend-everyone humor. In this case, the yucks were drawn from over-the-top accents, exaggerated caricatures of show-biz types, neo-Nazis and homosexuals, and a sendup (albeit loving one) of the theater world itself.
It’s quite a difference from the AIDS-fueled [...]