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...Except for one thing: Caramel is set in Beirut, where its leading characters speak either Arabic or French and never speak of the terrible torments visited upon Lebanon by its recent, tragic history. The director, co-writer and star of the film, Nadine Labaki (she's the shop's owner) dedicates the film to "My" Beirut and she presents the city as unscarred by warfare and looking, frankly, rather chic - an up-and-coming Third World capital, which, of course, it once was before it was gripped by religio-ideological terror...
...billion China holds more U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES than any country except Japan...
...went to a Top 100 school. Which did not stop me from placing my bet. Because real gambling isn't about the odds; it's about the personal narrative you want to project?which, for me, is my need to root for the overeducated élite in everything. Except, of course, when Michael Kinsley's columns beat mine on the Time.com "most e-mailed" list. Don't make me write about the Oscars too, Mike...
...getting away with murder.Maybe Eli Manning—having already outclassed supposedly superior quarterbacks Tony Romo and living-legend Brett Favre in the playoffs—will go throw-for-throw one more time with the great Tom Brady, just like he did on Dec. 29 for three quarters, except this time maybe Eli will throw a touchdown instead of an interception on the biggest drive of the game.Maybe I’m crazy, but I believe that something—whether it be Providence, karma or the Force—resides on the Giants’ side, and come...
...news. His reappearance made her seem weak, unable to defend herself. It raised the most fundamental question about her candidacy: If she is elected, who exactly will be President? What happens when there is a real crisis? My guess is, she'd be able to handle almost anything ... except him. I could easily see him jumping the shark, sending mixed messages when a single voice of authority is crucial - especially if the crisis involves one of his specialties, like the Middle East...