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...Indian film. "Monsoon Wedding was so rich with emotion and color," says Juliette Lewis, describing why she signed to star with Uma Thurman in Nair's 2002 HBO production Hysterical Blindness. "I'm always looking for the freshest filmmakers out there, and there this was, almost an epic, with the universal human appeal of a family drama and with Mira's distinct visual style." Hysterical Blindness, about the loves and loneliness of three women in 1980s New Jersey, picked up three Emmys and a Golden Globe...
...scope and locale but with themes universal enough to have generated a warm and lucrative Western following. Monsoon Wedding, which cost just over a million dollars, earned almost $14 million in limited release. Audiences have been enthralled by Nair's signature carnivalesque style and her craftiness at tying down epic scenes, like Wedding's elaborate, traditional rain-soaked Indian nuptial ceremony. So at first glance, her latest undertaking, a $23 million adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's novel Vanity Fair, may come as something of a surprise. It's an unveiling of 19th century London through the eyes...
...comers to take both men's titles. First, Nicolas Mass? and Fernando Gonz?lez won the doubles, sparking nationwide rejoicing back home. A day later, Mass?, who had lost all of his hardcourt matches this season before Athens, returned to defeat American Mardy Fish for the singles gold in an epic four-hour, five-set match. "To be here is enough," an emotional Mass? said afterwards. "To win gold ... to win two golds ..." Chilean President Ricardo Lagos was not lost for words. "All of Chile is celebrating this triumph," he said. "When we want something, we're capable of getting...
...Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Yes, reciting epic Greek poetry such as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey actually seems to be good for the heart - at least according to a new study by a team of European researchers. It all has to do with breathing patterns and their relationship to cardiac rhythms. It turns out that reciting poetry - especially verse...
...reciting epic Greek poetry such as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey actually seems to be good for the heart--at least according to a new study by a team of European researchers. It all has to do with breathing patterns and their relationship to cardiac rhythms. It turns out that reciting poetry--especially verse like Homer's that follows a specific rhythm called hexameter--makes an excellent breathing exercise. The authors of the study taught healthy volunteers to recite passages from Homer while walking and lifting their arms with each breath. The result was an increase in the synchronization...