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...back who believes that she and he were lovers in 14th century Germany. She is a psychiatric patient who is also a world-famous sculptor of gargoyles. I would very much like to stop summarizing the plot now. Instead, here is a quote from their inevitable love affair: "A cheese strand dangled from her mouth to the edge of her left nipple, and I wanted to rappel it like a mozzarella commando to storm her lovely breasts." Nurse, is it time for my shot...
Elegy Directed by Isabel Coixet; rated R; out now Professor has affair with lovely grad student: we've heard that one before. So had Philip Roth, whose novel The Dying Animal is acutely attuned to the dissonance of May-December love. This fine film has a touching performance by Penélope Cruz and a great one by Ben Kingsley. Cue the Oscar buzz...
...freedom to use them, he composed in his head, committing entire plays to memory. In Vermont, where he lived from 1976 to 1994, he kept a rigorous schedule. Bearing witness to millions of terrorized voices does not indulge writer's block, nor allow for vacations. It was a family affair. His wife Natalya, a gracious, fearless woman, made it her priority to ensure that he could work undisturbed. His sons helped too. There were letters to answer, writings to translate. Even a non-Russian-speaking guest could chip in. On a summer visit, I was dispatched to pick raspberries...
...faces in Oakland is Michigan's tainted Democratic brand. Democratic governor Jennifer Granholm has an approval rating of only 20%. And in Detroit, which lies just on the other side of 8 Mile Road, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faces a long litany of legal and ethical woes stemming from his affair with a co-worker. Kilpatrick had to post a $7,500 bond to remain out of jail and take a court-ordered drug test. Republicans hope a weakened Democratic machine in Detroit will hamper Obama's effort in the fall. "Obama will have to go in himself and build...
...Shareholder advocates suggest that the Siemens board may have another motive, too: to build goodwill with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC is conducting its own investigation into the bribery affair and could slap hefty fines on the company unless Siemens demonstrates that it is taking convincing action to clean up the mess on its own. "The SEC plays a role in this decision in the sense that Siemens wants to show that it is pursuing everyone involved regardless of their past position or reputation," says Daniela Bergdolt of the German Association for the Protection of Securities Ownership...