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...Jaws came along and proved you could make huge money with blockbusters, and it set this thing in motion that has lowered the subject matter. People like George have been getting good stuff out there, but it's an industry that pushes people out on the big stage too fast, before they're ready, and it eats them up as well. It's a different kind of arena now. BARKIN: Think about it. Do we know anything about Robert Redford's children? Does he even have any? DAMON: I worked with him, and I don't know. PITT: I have...
...drool from his mouth shyly wiped by his young son. He has a moving reunion with an old friend, Pierre Roussin, to whom he had given up a seat on a plane that was hijacked; Roussin, who was held hostage in Beirut for four years, advises Bauby, "Hold fast to the human inside you, and you will survive." The most poignant scenes are between Bauby and his father (Max Von Sydow). One flashback shows Bauby gently shaving his father; later, the father phones Bauby's hospital room, and breaks down as he speaks -a heartbreaking moment of love and helplessness...
...soup in the cook tent at the 17,600-ft. base camp and stepped outside for a moment. Looking down, she saw a bank of huge, bruise-colored clouds rolling up the mountain. Clouds like that were almost certainly carrying a storm, and this storm appeared to be climbing fast. Before long, a high-altitude blizzard would lash one camp after another, until it finally reached the unprotected climbers clinging to the peak...
...stork cradle is also a reminder that options are few for Japanese couples facing unwanted pregnancies. Many opt for abortion. Japan has no legal or moral opposition to ending pregnancies, and the abortion rate is a relatively high 22.2% - 22.2 abortions for every 100 live births - and is rising fast among women below 25, despite the fact that premarital cohabitation is rare in Japan. But while abortion is common, adoption in Japan is virtually unheard of, although there are many couples eager to take in children. But the law is stacked in favor of birth parents' rights, even in cases...
...that may be starting to change. Long Beach has pioneered the creation of commuter-biking hubs offering valet parking, showers and repair services, and other cities in California and elsewhere in the U.S. are beginning to take note. "The concept is growing fast and helping bike commuting move from an invisible subculture to an organized pursuit that's part of the fabric of everyday urban life," says John Case, a retired real estate financier who brought the Bikestation concept from Europe to Long Beach in 1996. Its popularity prompted public agencies and private groups in San Francisco, Berkeley, Palo Alto...