Word: epicent
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...this sprawling epic is mainly the story of a young man, transparently Chahine himself, who loves Shakespeare and American movies. Before the movie is over, fate will get him to Pasadena. What an elder says of him was also true of Chahine: "The boy knows exactly what he wants. He'll make it." At the end he sails into New York Harbor and sees the Statue of Liberty as Glenn Miller's "Moonlight Serenade" plays on the sound track. He glimpses some Hassidic Jews on the deck below him, and the Statue morphs into a heavy-set actress he knew...
...cause: for each trip booked, 10% of the cost is donated to the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Around the World in 80 Ways (www.lhw.com) takes in 12 cities over 28 days, cramming dozens of once-in-a-lifetime moments into one extraordinary holiday. As in Fogg's quest, the epic journey starts in London, with a suite at the Ritz and dinner in the hotel's restaurant. Ladies, don't worry if you can't decide what to wear: an original Isabell Kristensen couture dress is provided. Other perks en route include a stay at Dubai's Al Maha resort...
...have no hope," Moreno-Ocampo told me a few days before he announced his indictment. "Maybe you can be part of the cover-up. The prosecutor cannot be part of the cover." How Moreno-Ocampo won the authority to indict a sitting President of a sovereign country is an epic of justice vs. realpolitik, of a determined prosecutor's battle against "we-know-better" diplomacy and of small countries banding together to tell the big powers, "You are wrong...
Vedder followed the tape to Seattle, where guitarist Mike McCready and drummer Dave Krusen rounded out the new band's lineup (Krusen was later replaced by Dave Abbruzzese). The group landed a deal with a major label, Sony's Epic, but when its first album came out in 1991, the musicians found themselves in the midst of the hype storm about Seattle bands. Nirvana exploded into prominence first, with its anthemic Smells Like Teen Spirit. When Pearl Jam drew attention as the Next Big Seattle Sound, Nirvana's Cobain seemed to bristle at sharing the limelight, dismissing Pearl...
...BOTTOM LINE: An epic set recalls the legendary pianist in his peak years...