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...honest: one of the things that gives The Matrix and its spin-offs their appeal is that the characters look so damn stylish once they plug into the network. Keanu Reeves' fight scenes are the more compelling for his dramatically swirling coat, and with Carrie-Anne Moss's character Trinity looking as if she's been shrink-wrapped into her black cat suit, her punches have more pop. (If The Matrix is any guide, women in the future will need a weapons-grade workout regimen...
...communist rule. Included in the indictment were charges that Yao and Xiao listened to the Voice of America and Radio France International, and discussed their ideas with foreign journalists. They were also accused of forming a chapter of the banned China Democracy Party, a charge they deny. "We'll appeal, of course," says lawyer Mo. "But without significant international pressure, the chances of winning look awfully small." Even in these strange days of SARS, some things in China can be counted on not to change...
...upshot: if tax-free income is what you savor, this is a great time to buy munis. Altria is just blowing smoke about bankruptcy; indeed, at the urging of a large number of states, Illinois has dramatically reduced Altria's appeal bond so that it can keep making settlement payments. Even in bankruptcy, the payments would probably continue as an operating expense. And even in the unlikely event that the tax on stock dividends is erased, there will be no massive flight from munis toward stocks. The typical muni investor values stability above...
...Vietnam will probably be seeing a lot more propatainment. The government's Cinematography Department, first founded by Ho Chi Minh 50 years ago, announced in February that it would only release films with "popular appeal." It has already rejected eight scripts deemed boring. Not all Vietnamese-made films are political. Dang Nhat Minh's Guava Season, for example, is relatively apolitical and has received international praise. But the vast majority of scripts carry the Party message, which is perhaps why so few people pay to see them. The challenge, says Cinematography Department deputy director Nguyen Thi Hong Ngat, is finding...
...appeal since we know the justice system does not serve people here." IGNATIUS MAHENDRA KUSUMA WARDANA, Jakarta student, on the three-year prison sentence she got for burning President Megawati Sukarnoputri's picture...