Word: holidaying
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...years if the star vehicles achieved blockbuster status. But when theater attendance plummeted and studios had to hike marketing spending to combat competition from iPods and Internet downloads last year, profit margins on such projects vaporized. In negotiating Cameron Diaz' s salary for next month' s romantic comedy,The Holiday, for instance, sources say Sony persuaded the actress--who got a reported $20 million to headline its Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle in 2003--to accept cash up front and a share of the revenue after the studio covered its production and marketing costs, rather than a percentage...
...Game, “school on Monday” might have hurt the most. While Yale, along with virtually every other college in America, allows an entire week off for Thanksgiving, Harvard students are required to be in class even on the day before this quintessential American holiday. Yale has it right for once—students deserve a legitimate Thanksgiving break and time with their families...
Thanksgiving, unique among holidays for its non-sectarian nature and emphasis on spending time with loved ones, presents the perfect homecoming opportunity. Nothing should interfere with precious family time—just turkey, pumpkin pie, and football. Every American student can participate in and enjoy this holiday and appreciate a vacation, while international students can experience our unique national tradition by going to a classmate’s home...
Human-rights campaigners, however, welcome Hollywood's focus on the issue and say it has helped tighten industry oversight even before the film's release. In the run-up to the holiday period--peak season for diamond sales and blockbuster movies--the public spat makes an interesting study of how a big studio movie can threaten a $60 billion-a-year global retail industry, one that has previously thrived on its association with all things Hollywood, and how that business can fight back...
...indecisiveness, the better it is for Thaksin," says Thammasat University politics professor Somjai Phagaphasvivat. Thaksin's legal adviser, Noppadol Patama, says his client's travels around Asia are not intended to capitalize on the junta's rough start: "There's no political game at all; it's just a holiday." Yes, but it looks more and more like a working...