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...prison conditions," says Simon, "but not under the condition that religious indoctrination has to be involved." A.C.L.U. lawyers are studying the extent of direct or even indirect government funding for Lawtey's religion-based activities before deciding whether to file suit against the program. Simon and other critics also complain that Bush unveiled the faith-based-prison concept last year at the same time the state was slashing more than $20 million from secular prison-rehabilitation programs...
...next time you hear a director complain about the studio or his stars or the weather or whatever, think of what Jorgen Leth achieved with Lars von Trier as his boss--when five obstructions became five splendid opportunities. --By Richard Corliss
...Still, this is hardly the year to complain about a lack of seriousness on Broadway. Start with the fourth Tony nominee for Best Play: Frozen, a brooding three-character drama about a child molester and two women who relate to him in very different ways. Each of the three - the pedophile, the mother of a 10-year-old girl he has murdered, and a scientist who uses him as a subject for her research into the criminal mind - speak directly, and separately, to the audience, in that dreary minimalist mode of so many new plays. But Irish playwright Bryony Lavery...
...high demand. But the embarrassing nature of the conditions the medications are designed to address makes policing more difficult. Many consumers prefer to bypass their doctors and buy prescription drugs such as Viagra through discreet (and often unregulated) distribution channels such as the Internet and unlicensed pharmacies. Few complain when they realize they've been had. "It's too embarrassing to admit you use Viagra and say it doesn't work," says Peter Lowe, director of the International Chamber of Commerce's Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau in London...
...investigators, industry executives and government agents complain there are still not enough resources to contain drug pirates and that light penalties for those convicted of counterfeiting are no deterrent. Recently, the owner of a Beijing-based company arrested for selling fake Viagra and exporting it to the U.S. was sentenced to one year in prison and a $12,000 fine. "The [Chinese] government talks of reform, but we need more," says the QBPC's Simone. "Seize and fine isn't enough." A consumer who buys a fake Swiss watch might lose a little time. Someone buying a fake drug might...