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...high-quality copies, often with bonus features, there are fewer reasons to leave home to see to them. It's just one more way that Paris - alas - is becoming more like other places. Another threat comes from multiplex chains like UGC, Gaumont and MK2, where patrons pay a yearly fee of just over €200 to attend any film, anytime, at cinemas with refreshments and often stadium-style seating in auditorium-size theaters. It's a great bargain for those who see more than a few films per month, but it fosters an allegiance to participating cinemas. Some independents have...
...offered, along with nutritional advice that's dispensed in a Hands-On Cooking course. "This camp changes the way you think," says Genna Epstein, 15, who is back for her second summer. "When I left [last year], I was happy with myself. I like who I am." The base fee for a three-week residential stay is $3,900, but the dorm rooms are air-conditioned, and a chef prepares meals from Canyon Ranch--approved recipes. Says owner Tina Krinsky: "Now when these kids are in a restaurant and they see dill sauce on the menu, they'll know what...
Cross-referencing, she said, is never a perfect solution, since other camps are often far more expensive than PBHA’s, which charge a flat fee of $75 for an entire summer. But this year, with many neighboring camps shut down by budget cuts, it was often not even an option...
...weddings abroad, the U.K. consumer analysis firm Mintel estimated that the typical wedding abroad costs €7,200 - the average bill for a wedding in the U.K. is €20,210. Most ceremonies WeddingItaly arranges cost from €7,000 to €10,000, including flowers, the minister's fee and a reception for about 30 guests. With only eight guests, the Ramsay-Tjalsma wedding in Certaldo cost just j3,000. The savings come from having to entertain fewer people, since it's easier to keep the guest list in check for a destination wedding. But if a destination wedding...
...bent. (There's also a full working economy, so the laws of the marketplace apply.) Some areas of Second Life are zoned for combat or dancing, but most are just for hanging out with other virtual citizens. The software is free, but Second Life charges a monthly subscription fee of $14.95. Not bad considering the price of real estate these days. --By Lev Grossman