Friday, June 07, 2002

Weird to get more of your favorite childhood cartoon characters turned into movies. First there's Scooby Doo. Next, apparently, are The Wonder Twins (courtesy Rotten Tomatoes). Did I say favorite? My bad. Not that I wasn't terribly impressed whenever the imaginative Zan would turn himself into a bucket of water (with Jayna then turning into an eagle and Gleek, usually, holding the bucket), but let's hope that the new movie -- if it ever actually gets made -- features a bit more creative shape changing. That, and let's see some more of their home life. I bet Zan always gets stuck with the crappy chores: watering the lawn, washing the car, making ice cubes, always having to mop up after the walking menagerie that is his sister. 1:52:49 PM

India plans war within two weeks. India's military believes that it now has political backing for war. An officer said the beleaguered ruling coalition was "fully aware" that backing down at this juncture would mean political suicide. And: An army officer said: "Casualties in men and machines in such an operation will be high and the military has firmly told the politicians to prepare the nation for losses and delayed results, as fighting will be fierce." 12:54:29 PM