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...composed as the sound track for a viral video in which photographer Noah Kalina cut together pictures of himself taken in an identical pose over several years. Removed from images, the 6-min. track (available at iTunes) is a George Winston knockoff?New Age piano music perfect for contemplating autumn's arrival, though not too deeply. But with images, Everyday becomes musical tofu, taking on the flavor of whatever emotions are expressed by the visuals. Its fuliginous keystrokes, slowly building in intensity without getting intense enough to be distracting, are made for montage. Play it behind whatever gets your tears...
...cried so many times, it was selling human meat!" says Autumn Fan of her experience of being vended by a marriage broker. Fan had been one of about one hundred young women offered to a group of Taiwanese bachelors during a matchmaking trip to Vietnam. Twelve at a time, the girls were seated on a sofa for the men to eyeball...
...many of the wives who came to Taiwan in search of a better life end up incurably homesick. Fan and her three sisters all regret their decisions to marry Taiwanese men. One of the sisters also got a divorce after her husband had an affair. Autumn Fan sighs, "If our family had more money, we wouldn't have done this. We always get together and talk about how much we miss home...
...Would you ever consider repeating a character from one of your movies? I think it would be fascinating to see Danny Rose [from 1984's [ITALIC {Broadway DannyRose}]] in the autumn of his years. -Ed Hamilton, San Angelo, TexasI've had many offers to do those things and I've always resisted them. I never like to make sequels or make my plays into movies or my movies into musicals. Once I do something, it's over for me. Many people have contacted me over the years to make [another] Annie Hall to see what happens with me and [Diane...
...were in a competition? It was definitely a race, and all eyes were on it. The Swiss had two attempts scheduled [in spring and autumn of 1952], and we were in the mountains climbing around and listening for news. We were really quite concerned as to whether or not the Swiss would be successful. We didn't wish them any harm at all, we were quite respectful of them really. But we just hoped that they wouldn't be successful getting to the top. The Swiss put in a particularly good effort, getting to 28,000 feet. That's when...