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...interests range far and wide, across different genres and different kinds of movies: intellectual science fiction (Solaris), quirky ensemble comedy (Full Frontal) and defiantly obscurantist conundrum (Schizopolis). His films can toady to an audience's prejudices (Erin Brockovich) or virtually say, "Don't watch me" (Bubble, which, to be fair, was very worth watching...
...Ryan—can tell you this.He’s the best player on the court for the Crimson. His start to the season is off the charts.But the question remains whether it’s the best ever. In its storied history, Harvard has had its fair share of great basketball players. But after Lin’s unprecedented start, his name must enter that conversation.The numbers don’t lie: he’s averaging an incredible 20.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.4 steals a game, is shooting 54 percent from three, and quite frankly...
...Fair Bus Fares. Greyhound is offering its first-ever stimulus package for the Northeastern United States: with a three-day advance purchase of one full-fare adult ticket, you may purchase three additional tickets at 50% off. With a 10-day advance purchase, all tickets, depending on availability, are 75% off. Buying a ticket online also gets you 20% off. And if you buy a ticket in the station from Dec. 15 to Jan. 5, 2009, you'll get 20% off your next ticket, good for travel Jan. 6 to March 31, 2009. Call 800-231-2222 for info...
...Founded in Amsterdam in 2002 by Dutch entrepreneur Yves Gijrath, the Millionaire Fair holds shows around the world. But thanks to booming oil prices and Russia's nouveaux riches, the Moscow event had become the jewel in the crown. No wonder. According to the 2008 World Wealth Report by Merrill Lynch and Capgemini, Russia is home to one of the world's fastest-growing populations of millionaires. Last year the number of Russian "high net-worth individuals" (people with a worth of more than $1 million, excluding their primary residence) reached 136,000, a 14% rise over...
...wealthy visitors at the fair have noticed a change this year. "Last year the show was more powerful," says Joseph Morchic, a Russian businessman based in New Jersey. "Everyone here thinks there will be a crisis, but they don't know what it is yet. My friends talk about being afraid, but I don't think they are." Morchic points out that Russia has been through worse before - and bounced back. "You can't compare this crisis to the one in 1998," he says, referring to the year the ruble collapsed and Russia defaulted on tens of billions of dollars...