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Seeing Judd work in a very commercial, but very loyal and respectful way with people, giving his actors tremendous freedom with improvisation, was great. And I was looking at their model of commercial, successful comedies and mine of dramatic films that don't make any money and thought there might be a cool fit there. I am at a point professionally where I need a little bit of financial credibility. And it worked out conveniently that my interest was to make a commercial comedy. The hope is that people see that they can invest in me and make some money...
...believe there are millions like me who would prefer to place both our investment dollars and our philanthropic ones into such ventures. Investors in third-way companies could be confident that reasonable returns were being sought on their behalf. At the same time, organizations with missions would have new freedom to raise capital and engage talent, rather than begging for donations and pro-bono contributions. The real government interference that needs to be removed from capitalism is the protection of single-mindedly profit-motivated shareholders. Andrew John Bayly, Melbourne...
...gives a whit about the world's opinion. It doesn't. The Olympics is a huge public-relations exercise for domestic consumption. The majority of Chinese will see on TV only happy, smiling, competitors (with no doubt a huge proportion of Chinese winners) and none of the debate regarding freedom or human right. The poor and disenfranchised will not benefit from the Games; on the contrary, many have suffered directly because of the ill-considered decision to hand the Olympics to China. Karen Ho, Coolum, Queensland...
Zimbabwe's Turmoil It is time the first world took up arms [July 14] to defend democracy against Mugabe, a dictator who suppresses freedom by torture and murder. If Western nations can fight to defend democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan, then surely they can do the same in Zimbabwe, where a war against Mugabe and his supporters would be over in a week. Colin Segal, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA...
When her father, Imam Abdessalam Yassine, a respected Sufi cleric, made similar remarks during the reign of the last King, he was incarcerated in an insane asylum, and she concedes that political freedom has improved under Mohammed VI. Nadia Yassine also welcomes the fact that women are now allowed to conduct religious activities. "We need to restore a version of Islam that has less machismo," she says. After all, such efforts to bolster a gentler, more moderate form of Islam may stop Morocco turning into Iraq once Hollywood's cameras stop rolling...