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...filmmaking, skiing in India, and—oh, yeah—his latest flick.LAISSEZ-FAIRE FILMING?Most scenes in “Darjeeling” stem from real events, said Anderson. For him, it marks a great departure from his previous films, which rely on fantastic constructions more than actual experiences. “We had decided that we wanted to make this movie very, very personal,” said Anderson, wearing a well-tailored suit worthy of one of his characters. “We were very conscious about trying to use our own experiences as much...
...While Chan has demonstrated plenty of political nous in the past, one thing she has never been is an actual politician - until now. In a second-act surprise, the 67-year-old former civil servant is running for Hong Kong's Legislative Council; if she wins, she will become the unquestioned leader of the legislature's democratic caucus. The Dec. 2 by-election - for a seat made vacant by the death of pro-Beijing lawmaker Ma Lik - is being billed as the most dramatic in Hong Kong's history because of its implications for democratic reform. Chan faces...
...three times its normal level on Feb. 1, 2007, coinciding with Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize nomination. But since then, the volume of searches on "global warming" have dropped off precipitously to the lowest levels in the last year save for a brief recovery in advance of the actual award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Gore last week...
...eleven,” she says. “It shouldn’t take too long since I’m mostly using newspaper.” Morton strategizes for a few hours late Thursday night, getting up at ten the next morning to do the actual constructing. She considers using pages from the Style section of the New York Times, but instead opts for old FM issues. One and a half hours later, she has completed the centerpiece of her outfit: a multi-ply newspaper skirt with mod duct tape trim. For a finishing touch, Morton decorates...
...with so many disputes in Washington, the actual difference is dollar terms is fairly small: Bush supports a $25 billion expansion of SCHIP, while Democrats insist on a $35 billion increase. And after the beating the G.O.P. has taken in the last month, on Wednesday the President sounded downright conciliatory on the program. "I made clear that if putting poor children first requires more than the 20% increase in funding I proposed, we'll work with Congress to find the money we need," Bush said in his opening remarks at a White House press conference. "I'm confident...