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...minutes of an expected 45-minute CNN interview when asked about his wife, whom he divorced shortly thereafter. And who can forget his whirlwind romance and subsequent marriage to model/singer Carla Bruni? For months, the French media has been inundated with glamour shots of the illustrious couple in Egypt, EuroDisney, and Italy—all places where Sarkozy, lacking any sense of discretion whatsoever, has sought to show off his prize wife with the ostentation of a child with a new toy. Other minor issues, such as the state of the economy, have been eclipsed by matters of clear importance...
...built a theme park that is drawing twice as many visitors as expected, along with rave reviews. Autostadt, or Auto City, is the brainchild of VW chairman Ferdinand Piech. Conceived as a place for VW customers to pick up their new cars, the center quickly grew into the EuroDisney of the automobile. Unlike other theme-park planners, Piech never intended Autostadt to become profitable. The $400 million cost was written off as a marketing expense. Piech hopes Autostadt's revenues will cover its operating expenses next year...
...theme park?s designation of Jerusalem as Israel?s capital, prompting CEO Michael Eisner to give the assurance that the Holy City won?t be called anyone?s capital. It was reported Tuesday that Eisner had assured Saudi Arabia?s Prince Al Walid bin Talal, a major shareholder in EuroDisney, that the corporation would steer clear of the controversy. Last month, Burger King found itself in similar straits after it opened an outlet in an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank. The Home of the Whopper withdrew its franchise after activists threatened a boycott of its burgers throughout...
...There is a danger in the spread of American cultural imperialism. Gresham's Law may prove to be true as American mass culture threatens to absorb the diversity and richness of different cultures, not only within America, but also outside its borders. The French realize this when they picket EuroDisney. The New England Quebecers are only finding out. A world in which ethnic cultures become Americanized and passed off as representatives of their true forms would be a shame...
Tourists aren't exactly flocking to the financially-iffy EuroDisney theme park, but could they succumb to the allure of . . . Disneyland Paris? So goes the thinking of EuroDisney officials, who said today they hoped the new moniker would draw tourists visiting the French capital to the site, just 45 minutes by train. A Disney spokesman laid the plan bare: "We want to build more on the obvious synergy between Paris and Disneyland...