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...after two viewings and a week to think about them, I am ready to declare Burton?s "reimagining" of the 1968 classic a disappointment, at least...
...second half of the 20th century, Detroit evolved from a vibrant city of the future—home of Henry Ford and his revolutionary automobile—to a classic urban case study in poverty and neglect. Buildings that once glowed with the promise of industrialization stand dilapidated, their shattered windows mirroring the lost dreams of a city facing racial tension, poverty, crime and unemployment. The results of the 2000 census labeled Detroit the most segregated city in the country...
...Although tired, Reggae beats bouncing off the soulful wails of Sam Cooke and Otis Redding irresistibly call me east again. I purchase a cassette from "Powell" at 125th and Fifth Avenue called "Classic Soul 2" for $5. Blithely bootleg oldies, this compilation of soul tunes is the bargain of the day. It's the essence of this new Harlem Renaissance: Faith, Joy, Beauty and Soul wrapped in global entrepreneurial vision. It's been said faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains. So, mountains don't get in Harlem...
...thing as white-hat hacking, where large corporations hire the most clever and mischievous of virtual raiders to probe their defenses for weaknesses. At its broadest definition, all hacking is white-hat hacking. Without it, the Internet would be like the Martians at the end of H.G. Wells' classic War of the Worlds: destroyed the moment we left our sterile, germ-free environment...
...dresses a year at a loss doesn't do much for the bottom line. So Saint Laurent, who turns 65 next month, got to keep doing Saint Laurent haute couture. And this season, even while the fashion press was dressing down Julien Macdonald's attempts at reviving the classic haute couture style of Givenchy, it was lauding Saint Laurent for a collection which could have appeared on the runway at anytime in the last 25 years. A collection which opened with an orange blazer worn with a violet blouse tied like a scarf at the neck and a shapeless brown...