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Tyler Professor of Constitutional Law Richard H. Fallon said that Eastman’s brief presents “an argument with no foundation whatsoever in the decisions of the Supreme Court, going back to the 1930s.” But, Fallon said, the prospect of Thomas including the brief’s argument in a concurring opinion lies “entirely within the realm of possibility...
...Zohar's elusiveness dates to its appearance in the Spanish region of Castile around 1280. Written in Aramaic, a language Jews had not composed in for centuries, the book was attributed to a great rabbi of a millennium earlier. But in fact, in the 1930s scholars determined that it was penned by one Moses de Leon and his associates in the 13th century...
...Chan had finished post-production. (The movie will be released in December.) Indie icon Takeshi Kaneshiro (House of Flying Daggers), pop idol Jacky Cheung (Ashes of Time) and luminous mainlander Zhou Xun (The Little Chinese Seamstress) star as actors in contemporary Shanghai filming a musical set in the decadent 1930s. A love triangle ensues, giving the stars a chance to work out their feelings in song?and dance, choreographed by India's Farah Khan. ("Chinese people don't dance," Chan explains. "I had to go to Bollywood.") In a Christmas season choked with high-profile Asian films like Memoirs...
...INCROCIO MAZONI Some winemakers are hoping to cover their bases by launching hybrids of already-popular varieties. These aren't necessarily new. One of the most promising is the Italian Incrocio Manzoni (incrocio means "cross"). Created in the 1930s by vintner Luigi Manzoni, but not produced in any great quantities until recently, it's a cross between fruity Riesling Renano and fragrant Pinot Bianco. An elegant wine, with characteristic notes of nectarine and apple, Incrocio Manzoni goes well with delicate risottos and fish dishes. To buy a case, contact Veneto's Rechsteiner winery...
...pair had already spent several years off and on living in the Highlands among the Ganiga tribe of the Nebilyer Valley. For First Contact (1983), which was nominated for an Academy Award, the pair discovered silent 1930s footage of dumbfounded warriors meeting the first white men to enter the area. Combined with the present-day memories of old people who could vividly recall the arrival of the gold-seeking Australian Leahy brothers and their "giant bird" planes, the effect was hypnotic. Joe Leahy's Neighbours (1989) followed, charting the struggle of Mick Leahy's mixed-race...