Word: bonding
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...million, state-of-the-art film complex to be built 15 km outside Budapest, due for completion next year. The 34-hectare Korda Studios plans to lure big-budget productions from neighboring film centers such as Prague, where blockbuster Mission: Impossible was shot; even staunchly British characters like James Bond and Harry Potter may soon be eastward bound. Should British studios be worried? Generous tax breaks for film producers in Hungary mean "U.K. studios have suddenly become much more expensive" in comparison, says London filmmaker Jonathan Schutz. "Hollywood is looking elsewhere." But does Bond like goulash? - By John Nadler...
...profession of arms. Far beyond the bright lights of the Firstie Club, there's a twilight war that West Point's class of 2005 will soon ride out to join. With each story swapped, every joke told, the cadets test the strength of their long gray line, that celebrated bond that is both lariat and lifeline, roping them into war and pulling them back out as safely as possible...
There are no hard-and-fast rules today about who is responsible for footing the bill, but usually the family of the felon pays for the getaway limo before the wedding, the cancellation announcements, the defense lawyer, the court rehearsal dinner and the bail bond. The groom pays for his boutonniere as well as the bride's electronic monitoring bracelet...
...mile each way to the local public school. When Kumin came home with a stolen rosary at the end of second grade, however, her parents pulled her out of classes at the convent, realizing that their daughter was rapidly embracing Catholic dogma. “I formed an unspoken bond with Jesus,” Kumin says. In “Halfway,” she writes...
...when her families and potential boyfriends don’t understand, at least she has her colleagues. “This is your social life,” Bambi says. They bond over the Wendy’s and convenience store fare that they find late at night en route to the next show. The women often come in to the office to help fold t-shirts or go to Fenway to pass out Shamrock beach balls and business cards, even though they don’t get paid...