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...Grand Serail, an Ottoman-era palace that houses Lebanon's government, began its life as a garrison for Turkish soldiers. The buff limestone building was restored after this country's long civil war, and it still looms over downtown Beirut like a hilltop fortress, with its arabesque arches punctuating the fa?ade like so many cannon slits...
...Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire and, of course, Disney's Mighty Ducks kiddie trilogy. But now Emilio Estevez, 44, has taken on a weightier role as writer and director of the new film Bobby, about the day that Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated. Estevez, a lifelong R.F.K. buff, talked with TIME's Julie Rawe about the pleasures of C-SPAN, the perils of focus groups and the downside to having a famous father...
...film.As the media and Bond fans alike have pointed out many times, Craig is blond, not classically good-looking and seems to be kind of a wuss—essentially the anti-Bond. But Craig puts any skeptics to shame. His ruggedly handsome face with icy blue eyes and buff physique give him a more 21st century depiction of what 007 should be. Craig’s Bond is a man’s man but still maintains that air of sophistication that has defined this character. He does not take cues from any other actor who has played Bond...
...admiration, the voyeur's version of applause. But this body belongs to Daniel Craig, the new 007, and with his Sisyphus shoulders and pecs so well defined they could be in Webster's, it's no surprise that the camera lingers lovingly to investigate the topography of his splendidly buff torso. If Craig spends more time with his shirt off than all previous Bonds combined, it's to make the point that this secret agent is his own sex object. In any romance he has with a shady lady, he seems to be cheating on himself...
However, a patient history buff with solid backing in South Asia should find “A Hundred Horizons” to be a rewarding read...