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When the Nazis came to power in the 30s, they wanted Lang to help them produce fascist propaganda. Lang, however, left Germany, and settled in Hollywood. Professor Rentschler sees this act as proof that the accusation that Lang was a Nazi sympathizer is a false one. He says, “Lang left Germany at a considerable personal cost and went into exile, settling in Hollywood to become a founding member of the Anti-Nazi film League. In that regard he is unlike many other German filmmakers (including his wife Thea von Harbou) who stayed in the Reich and whose...
When the Nazis came to power in the 30s, they wanted Lang to help them produce fascist propaganda. Lang, however, left Germany, and settled in Hollywood. Professor Rentschler sees this act as proof that the accusation that Lang was a Nazi sympathizer is a false one. He says, “Lang left Germany at a considerable personal cost and went into exile, settling in Hollywood to become a founding member of the Anti-Nazi film League. In that regard he is unlike many other German filmmakers (including his wife Thea von Harbou) who stayed in the Reich and whose...
...kids of that generation have reached prime marrying age. How have their feelings toward marriage--and behavior within it--been shaped by their experience? A new book says at least one repercussion is a phenomenon known as the "starter marriage," a union between those in their 20s and early 30s who marry for five years or less and divorce without having kids. Author Pamela Paul, whose first marriage failed within a year, is a little short on hard evidence, since no statistics exist on the topic. She based her conclusions on interviews with 60 couples who have experienced short-lived...
...attractive to ignore. Japanese stocks are now two-thirds cheaper than U.S. stocks, based on price-to-sales (0.5 vs. 1.5) and price-to-book (1.5 vs. 3.3) ratios. Because earnings are so depressed, the price-to-earnings ratio on many stocks seems high--in the 20s or 30s. Still, some believe that the Japanese market represents the best deep-value play in a generation. For that reason Cyril Moulle-Berteaux, who runs an institutional fund for Morgan Stanley, has his most aggressive stock allocation in Japan. "Everybody who's had money to pull out of Japan has already done...
...waists and inflated hairstyles. In contrast, a fashion exhibit features more relaxed garments from the '20s to current couture. The original collection has also been boosted by loans from the likes of the Musée d'Orsay, adding works by Tamara de Lempicka, who painted celebrities of the '30s in their designer glad rags, and Raoul Dufy, whose textile designs influenced his painting...