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...what individual star power do these folks have? What hits have they headlined? Anyone who can spontaneously name the last film that each of these four starred in deserves a share of F&F's profits. (Or spends too much time fishing through the video-store discount bin. The answers, in case you were wondering, are Babylon A.D., The Lazarus Project, A Cat's Tale and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning...
...presidential trips abroad are known for altering the course of world politics. John F. Kennedy's 1963 trip to Berlin was notable for the speech expressing support for a free West Germany, but infamous because of the four words he used to drive the point home: "Ich bin ein Berliner," which can be interpreted to literally mean "I am a jelly-filled doughnut." Some reports say the statement wasn't mocked in Berlin at the time, but this hardly matters. In popular memory, Kennedy committed an embarrassing gaffe, something presidents try hard not to do while abroad, where they operate...
...sometimes, the bad news has to be admitted from on high. The U.A.E.'s Minister of Economy, Sultan bin Saeed al-Mansouri, last week acknowledged that the economy of the world's fifth largest oil exporter is expected to shrink in 2009. He refused to give an indication of the extent of the contraction, saying simply that the U.A.E. would escape recession. The International Monetary Fund had previously said it expected the U.A.E. economy to grow only 3% this year after expanding 7.4% in 2007 and an estimated 6.9% in 2008. (See 10 things to do in Dubai...
...gone up just below Dubai's World Trade Center. It features images of Dubai's more recognizable landmarks, like the sail-shaped Burj al-Arab hotel and Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building. They are all adornments for the subject of the billboard: Dubai's leader, Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum. The sheik has been rumored to have suffered significant health problems from the strain brought on by the emirate's economic woes. The billboard is meant to belie those rumors; it shows the sheik, 59, looking sharp, vibrant and healthier than ever. Behind his picture...
...more multilateral (or unilateral). Gelb takes a defiant step in the opposite direction, away from gimmicks and grand theories, toward a re-examination of the most basic and eternal tool in the game of nations. He does not dispute that the world has changed: globalization exists, as do Osama bin Laden and dirty weapons. The U.S. no longer possesses the military and economic supremacy it had after World War II, but it still has unrivaled power to lead - meaning the ability to build coalitions to attack the world's problems. Gelb is a prickly moderate. He does not mince words...