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...decided to learn because she did not want the land that John's family has owned for five generations to lie fallow. "We don't want to grow houses. We want to grow crops," says Griffin, who says she spent around $30,000 on the maze, which had drawn about 2,000 visitors by mid-October. Griffin did have some setbacks, including an earworm infestation that required spraying. And even though she hasn't yet turned a profit, she hopes to next year. "People will pay to be entertained," she says...
...said I had the part; it turned out to be the beginning." If Balasko's fame is firmly founded on the humorously brusque characters she incarnated in films ranging from the 1978 satire Les Bronzés to the 2001 French version of Absolutely Fabulous, Berry says she's drawn to projects that weave mirth with serious and even sad themes. "That mix is more like life, and I find making that work harder than being exclusively funny or serious," Berry explains. "When it does work, I feel I'm proving myself as an actress." Now that Oued...
...makeover. At card tables both real and virtual across the country, women who didn't know a flush from a full house a year ago are pushing in chips and slapping down cards faster than you can say Texas Hold 'Em. Like many men, female players are often drawn in by moneymaking dreams (as in Chris Moneymaker, the unknown online player who inspired many a poker habit by capturing the $2.5 million World Series of Poker prize in 2003). But for women, there's the added appeal of having a great time while smashing through a gender barrier. "When...
...recent months the President's ability to control events has slipped. Some government insiders criticize Assad for allowing the country to be drawn into a diplomatic row with the U.S. and failing to stop the popular protests against Syria in Lebanon this spring, which forced the withdrawal of Syrian troops. Syrian dissidents are more determined than ever to speak out. Days before the Mehlis report was released, members of 14 opposition parties and rights groups signed the Damascus Declaration, calling for a democratic constitution that would push Assad's regime out of power. The secret police broke up a press...
...anyone going into the exhibit tabula rasa.In designing the exhibit, Wolohojian says that “the point was to offer a way to establish some kind of dialogue” between Degas’ varied works. The exhibit’s selection of paintings, drawings, photographs, and sculptures drawn from Harvard collections spans most of Degas’ life. Iconic Degas images of ballet dancers and women bathing are paired with informal portraits of Degas’ family members and an abstract landscape he painted late in his career.Wolohojian did not suggest a specific path viewers should take through...