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...Jonze have really licked Orlean's book. Chris Cooper is funny as the dentally challenged redneck orchid thief--there's a funny-weird disconnect between his personality and his obsession--and Streep works up a fine, ladylike glow of perspiration stalking him. But the movie ends in a burst of violence that we are unprepared for and don't believe. Maybe it's the film's final joke: Donald's cheesy screenwriting manner winning out over Charlie's. In fact, the mythical brother shares a writing credit on the film. But still, it feels like a desperation move...
...hotel room, and we tried to keep the affair quiet. That week I shot during the day and saw Cybill at night. On Wednesday of that week, the phone rang in the middle of the night--my father was dead. I was alone, and I just burst into tears. It was a terrible, dark moment...
Until recently, many Americans felt the same way about a DVD player. The digital successor to the VCR was a luxury item, costing hundreds of dollars on average. But that was before Ji, 50, and his partner, Ancle Hsu, 41, burst into the home-electronics market. Since Apex introduced its first model in early 2000, for $179, the price of DVD players has plummeted. Apex, based in Ontario, Calif., remains a low-price leader, with its basic units now selling for about $59 at large retailers like Circuit City and Wal-Mart. The fledgling company has captured...
...mosque over the temple's ruins. The demolition of the mosque and the restoration of the temple was henceforth the core concern of virtually every Indian. A nationalist tide of wounded pride swept India. Tension between Hindus and Muslims soared. RSS membership hit 4.5 million, and the BJP burst onto center stage. In December 1992, in a spectacular demonstration of religious fervor, a crowd of Hindu demonstrators broke down fences protecting the mosque, climbed onto its three domes and, within hours, tore it apart brick by brick. It was a lasting lesson in the power of political theater...
Starting at its own 43, a 39-yard Fitzpatrick-Morris collaboration moved Harvard to the Yale 18. The drive culminated in a one-yard touchdown burst from Nick Palazzo...