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...This matter is entirely a tangle of double standards. New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd published a book in 2005 entitled, “Are Men Necessary?”, in which she muses over whether or not women should bother making time for men in their lives at all. Though the book did receive some harsh criticism (and I imagine Dowd’s been on fewer dates since its publication), I somehow doubt a book entitled, “Are Women Necessary?”, would be the bestseller that Dowd’s book was. No, such...
...gleaming white village that envelops it, fuses local tradition with a modern and international sensibility. Gaucín is developing into a new Deia or Fornalutx: a magnet, just like those Mallorcan hot spots, for affluent north European bohemians who want to immerse themselves in Spanish culture without the bother of learning Spanish. The Casablanca perfectly serves that constituency, but also appeals to a wider clientele...
...writers who deal with the facts, say Baigent and Leigh. "Today is an ominous one for those who wish to research a book of their own and come up with their own theories," they said in a statement. "It is a carte blanche for those who would rather not bother, but simply take another author's ideas and adapt them." The decision means the Holy Blood authors can't claim massive royalties from Random House (who also published their book) and still have to pay the $6 million legal bill. They can still appeal the appeal and try to convince...
...smell a setup - the old governmental double-cross - don't bother congratulating yourself. We're only halfway through Act 1 of Shooter, the latest movie in the conspiracy-theory genre. Filmmakers have spun some pretty decent political nightmares out of the fear of another Lincoln, McKinley or Kennedy assassination. The Manchurian Candidate, of blessed memory, established the format; The Parallax View, Three Days of the Condor, Winter Kills, JFK, Conspiracy Theory and last year's BBC fake-umentary Death of a President all ran cunning variations on it. Shooter, written by Jonathan Lemkin from Stephen Hunter's novel Point...
...water companies have deep pockets, and and they have learned to hold their breath. They've waited out wars and revolutions; a bit of bother in the outre-mer hardly fazes them. Both firms were built around water concessions first granted in the 19th century. The Compagnie Gnrale des Eaux, which evolved into Veolia, was born in 1853 when the progressive councilors of Emperor Napoleon III granted a group of investors the concession to provide water to the city of Lyon. It was such a hit on the Paris stock market that the company soon spun...