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Over the last decade, which two kinds of created-for-film characters have achieved the most critical and popular success? The answer: single parents (think Erin Brockovich) and the mentally challenged (à la Rain Man and Forrest Gump). If you were to blend both character types for the lead role, you would get a surefire hit, right...
...edgy and forceful, but it has its own 21st century grace. At General Motors, they call this chiseled blend of trapezoids "art and science." Not everyone will agree with the "art" part. But if beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, this car at least demands that you take more than one look, which is incredibly refreshing in an era when we've all grown accustomed to cars and SUVs that look like nothing much except each other. Inside the cabin, the approach is more subtle, but still very futuristic, with a console angled slightly toward the driver, making...
...twice shooed away by the President, timidly delivered lunch. "Get some rest and exercise," Bush told his team. "Come back at 4." When everyone returned, Bush went around the table taking each person's vote. All were for taking military action, but there were differences over when, with what blend of forces and against what targets. The President showed no sign of preference. "Thank you, everybody," he said when it was over. "I want some time to think about this. I'll let you know what I decide...
...Sarajevo, the imams' calls to prayer from reconstructed mosques blend with the chimes of bells from Orthodox Christian medieval churches and 19th century cathedrals. "I have more in common with Bosnian Serbs than Muslims from Pakistan and Afghanistan," says former Bosnian Interior Minister Muhamad Besic. His words offer striking testimony of the strength of Islam's historic roots on the Continent, given that not 10 years ago his city was under siege from those same Bosnian Serbs. But they also speak of an assimilation that even war could not affect...
...Dara Neighborhoods (Atlantic) The cornetist-guitarist-vocalist makes music that doesn't just grow on you; it grows around you, locking you in an inescapable embrace, like an oak tree that's knotted around a fence. Once his magical blend of jazz and blues gets hold of the listener, there's no escape - and no wanting to leave. Dara, who has played sideman to jazz greats, has become a master...