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...NASA insists that none of the chips present a danger, but in the days leading up to Discovery's planned Aug. 7 return, engineers--to say nothing of the astronauts' families--will be anxiously watching for any change in that assessment. If the shuttle were deemed unsafe to fly, the crew could take refuge in the space station, waiting out the five weeks it would take to roll out and gas up sister ship Atlantis for a rescue mission. But Wayne Hale, deputy shuttle manager, dismisses that scenario as "remote...
...Grimm brothers: he knows all the tricks of the movie fantast's trade, but what he's after is magic. He wants to make pictures that cast spells, that turn today's jaded viewer back into a kid, gawking with wonder. He hopes The Brothers Grimm, which opens Aug. 26, is one of those mesmerizing experiences: "It may not be the deepest film I ever made, but I do think there's real enchantment...
...Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder The residents of the small seaside town of Hervey Bay in Queensland, Australia, are getting set for huge fun as the town's annual Humpback Whale Festival approaches (Aug. 6-13). A carnival and illuminated parade provide shore-based entertainment, but the real stars of the show are the humpback whales that visit this protected coastline between now and November, turning Hervey Bay into the country's top whale-watching location. The cetaceans are on their yearly migration from...
...1950s were one pop metaphor from the only people to have been the targets of an atom bomb. Barefoot Gen is another: a memoir (by writer-producer Keiji Nakazawa) of a boy's life in Hiroshima before and after the blast. Gen, on his way to school on Aug. 6, 1945, must become a man amid the city's charnel rubble. The stench of burning bodies will adhere to you; this is no movie for kids. It does have the awful poignancy of a national nightmare--and in cartoon form...
...sign of progress, even if Japan doesn't get much credit for it. There is a trace of optimism in it-a hope that Japan can eventually reconcile its sense of history with those of its neighbors while still grieving for the people who died on Aug...