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...still be bliss,” “accountants didn’t rule the world,” and “the media couldn’t buy your soul.” France has revisited the period more cyclically, even if we ignore the easy comparison with this March’s student protests. Iconic film directors like Philippe Garrel and Bernardo Bertolucci have returned to the period on their sets, shooting Les Amants réguliers (2005) and The Dreamers (2004) respectively. Quite ironically, for last winter’s season, the ubiquitous LeClerc retail...
...Jamestown. Since its founding in Atlanta in 1980 - when it carried the delightfully whimsical name T.J. Applebee's Rx for Edibles & Elixirs - Applebee's has become a beast. "With nearly 1,700 restaurants," applebees.com says, "it is the largest casual dining restaurant concept in the world" (Ruby Tuesday, by comparison, has just 880 locations). Note the language: Applebee's is much more concept than restaurant. It serves food grounded in no particular ethnic or regional cuisine in settings bewilderingly overstuffed with pop-culture images and gimcrack Americana. The following items are affixed to the walls of the Jamestown Applebee...
...exactly like her just one year ago...Where did I get off being so confident? I didn’t know anything about anything. And the only difference between then and now is this: I may know more than I used to, but my wisdom pales in comparison to that which I’ve yet to learn...
Whether they are already enrolled or still considering signing up for the new Medicare prescription drug benefit, senior citizens have to be careful when they do their comparison shopping among the various private insurance plans that administer the program. That, at least, is the message conveyed in a new Government Accountability Office report that warns of continuing problems with the quality of information provided by the telephone customer support at the various plans - and which is sure to stoke more partisan fire over the controversial program...
...After our [local] elections last December, I went on China's People's Net, which is owned by the People's Daily. People were [posting messages like]: "Why can't we vote just like people in Taiwan? Are we second-class citizens?" The existence of Taiwan poses a powerful comparison to the mainland...