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...aging quadriplegic named Ramón Sampedro wishes to end his life. The state insists that he must live on. And as Ramón pursues his dream of a dignified death, we, of course, begin to think that a man so witty, intelligent and soulful may be wrong--that however grievous his afflictions, he ought to spare himself. Spirits as fine as his are not to be lightly wasted...
...also begin to think that you've been there, done all this, before. But The Sea Inside, a movie from Spain, takes the issue of euthanasia to a new level of cinematic artfulness. Ramón is played by the great Javier Bardem, who disguises his relative youth (he's 35) but does not hide the sparkle and sadness of his eyes, the irony the invalid finds in his condition. Ramón's body may be essentially dead, but his spirit--angry, calculating, humorous, demanding--is wonderfully alive. The strikingly beautiful Belén Rueda is Bardem's equal as the lawyer...
...before Rove could begin his song and dance, Bush cut in. "You're not the only smart guy that's been thinking about it," he said. "So before we get going, let me tell you what I've been thinking about." Bush had learned something from the midterm elections, in which he had gambled his popularity by swooping into tight races. Although the President's party usually loses ground in midseason, with his help the Republicans had made historic gains. That fueled Bush's faith in what could happen when a President resists the temptation to sit tight and instead...
...than Sorry? Re "A Shot Seen Round The World" [Nov. 29], about the videotape of a Marine apparently killing a wounded Iraqi in a Fallujah mosque: It's amazing that we don't hear more stories like that. I hold no ill will toward the Marine, because I cannot begin to fathom what he and others endure in Iraq every day-car bombs, roadside rockets, booby-trapped bodies and Iraqi civilians who act like your friend one day and shoot at you the next. To all the armchair generals who criticize what happened at the mosque, I say grab...
...shame, because when it comes to venues for a seafood binge, Noryangjin, at least as far as Asia goes, easily rivals Tokyo's renowned (and tourist-ridden) Tsukiji Market. Deliveries from Korea's 15 main fishing ports (and further afield) arrive at about 1 a.m. Wholesale auctions begin shortly after and last until 8 a.m.?but there are hundreds of retailers on the 66,000-square-meter site, too, with prices about 30% below Korean norms. You can buy whatever takes your fancy?king crabs from Russia, snow crabs from North Korea, abalone, squid and sea cucumber?and have...