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...there may be more to come. Sondheim's "nibbling" at a couple of new shows with his two longtime collaborators, John Weidman and James Lapine, and is writing an annotated retrospective of his lyrics. But breaking fresh ground can be hard going, says Sondheim, whose latest work, Road Show - based on the lives of huckster brothers behind Florida's ill-fated 1920s real-estate boom - was more than a decade in the making. "You think every time you pick up your pencil it's going to be a little bit easier, but it isn't," he says...
...continued-bad-news category went fresh data on initial unemployment claims - they rose more than expected, dampening excitement about the mild moderation of the week before - and the housing market. On Tuesday the National Association of Realtors reported that the median-priced single-family home sold for 14% less in the first quarter than it did during the same time period a year ago. The next day, housing-tracker RealtyTrac reported a 32% year-over-year jump in foreclosure filings. And yet sales of homes in certain markets - southern California, southern Florida, Nevada - are spiking. A sign of the bottom...
...India. For the past decade, the country has been an important Wal-Mart supplier of textiles, apparel, home products and jewelry. But in anticipation of its India launch, Wal-Mart for the last three years has been developing a network of suppliers to stock its stores with fresh produce and staples like lentils, wheat and rice - all with an appreciation for variations in local cultures and tastes. "India is not a homogenous market, so ours is not a cookie-cutter approach from the U.S.," says Raj Jain, president of Wal-Mart India...
...Rest assured, the singers do not operatically draw attention to enthusiastic diners double-ordering the gratin dauphinois. It may be the singing standard - the cast are fresh from the prestigious Guildhall School of Music & Drama and the London College of Music - that elevates dinner at Bel Canto from an evening meal to a night at the opera, but the food plays a mean second fiddle. Bistro classics include a beautifully caramelized shallot tatin and dill-rich salmon gravadlax, king prawn and black pearl scallop skewers, and hot chocolate fondant with violet ice cream. Still, the most delicious parts...
...With few giving him any chance in general elections expected in 12 months, Brown looks fresh out of ideas - and luck. A tabloid newspaper this week published make-up instructions written for the Prime Minister, found among official papers left in the back of a taxi. The brief advised the P.M. on using foundation, concealer, and fake tan. To his credit, though, they didn't end up on expenses...