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...interest in the political consequences of a political act that is often dumbed down to a mere "attack on freedom." It's a strong tonic to the otherwise sentimental tributes. Working through his anger, Spiegelman comes up with searing images like the one where Bush and Cheney ride a giant eagle with a "Let's Roll!" whoop, while slitting its throat with a box cutter...
...Indeed, ripples from the blockbuster bank merger are already reaching Japan's sclerotic retailers. To spruce up its balance sheets for the deal, UFJ is getting tough on a borrower, the ailing supermarket giant Daiei?one of the country's biggest "zombie" companies, enterprises that continue to operate despite crushing debt and chronic unprofitability. Daiei is carrying debt of nearly $10 billion. It has little hope of ever repaying, but it has always managed to convince a trio of lenders?UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui Bank and Mizuho Holdings?to extend additional credit at crucial moments in order to keep it alive...
...DIED. PEI PEI, 33, the oldest giant panda in captivity; of organ failure; in Hangzhou, China. Pei Pei more than doubled her species' expected life span of about 15 years. Her death highlights the breeding difficulties of the endangered animals and comes on the heels of China's decision to create a $21.8 million panda-protection zone in the south-western region, where it hopes to stabilize the population...
...weapons bombarding New York City in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow are giant robots. They're also entirely created--as is everything else in this movie except the stars--by computer. And at least one of the stars is too: ace news hen Gwyneth Paltrow and crack pilot Jude Law are real enough, but Laurence Olivier, in his first role since his death in 1989, is a hologram...
...irresistible formula for concocting the most popular Olympic event of the opening week. Start with an unroofed pool venue, which became a boisterous, giant tanning bed during the scorching morning races, add in the lure of an athlete who might be undone by hubris, and you have an Olympic experience that is hard to match...