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...violence is exhibit A in a recent report by two Swiss human-rights organizations that examined video games for situations that violated international human-rights laws. "With games, you're playing for hours performing actions which could in real life be criminal," says Frida Castillo, the author of the report "Playing by the Rules." "It's different from sitting on a couch, eating popcorn and watching a movie." In addition to torture, the report documented extra-judicial executions, the shooting of injured soldiers and attacks against civilian targets, including mosques and churches. (See the top video games...
...also has an eye for fashion. Once an avid shoe collector, he now joins a number of style-savvy musicians, including Kanye West and Beth Ditto of the Gossip, who have channeled their love of designer labels into their own designer products. Ronson teamed up with Gucci creative director Frida Giannini to design a series of limited-edition shoes to coincide with the launch of Gucci Icon-Temporary, a traveling pop-up sneaker store that will make its first stop in New York City next month. Two new Ronson creations, incorporating the brand's classic GG logo, will be introduced...
...41pm: We walk to the waterfront, where the Danube and Sava rivers converge, to meet friends at Cantina de Frida, the former home of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, located on a long strip of trendy lounges...
...10am: Cantina de Frida now closed, we make our way across the river to a bar on a raft. Both sides of the waterfront are lined with floating clubs open until dawn...
From Broadway to the dance stage, opera hall and movie screen, Elliot Goldenthal has proved himself one of the most versatile composers of his generation. In 1995, he adapted Shakespeare's Othello as a ballet. In 2003, he won an Academy Award for his score to Frida. In 2006, he was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his original three-act opera Grendel, which premiered at the Los Angeles Opera. And on July 1, he makes his return to the big screen with a score for Michael Mann's Public Enemies. Goldenthal spoke to TIME about the compositional challenges...